WhatsApp allows users to connect a desktop computer so they can continue making and receiving calls and sending messages without the need to have their smartphone nearby. This is done via WhatsApp Web via a browser or a web-based WhatsApp desktop app.
WhatsApp is launching a native Windows app, which no longer uses the old web-based backend and has been updated to run natively on Windows. While the app won’t really look any different on the surface, the native app will perform better, use fewer resources, and should launch faster than before. These apps will also allow you to keep chats active from the keyboard when the phone is offline.
WhatsApp will also release a native MacOS app, although it is still under development. The MacOS app is being tested in a closed beta and will arrive as a MacOS “universal app,” which means it will be based on the iPhone version of the WhatsApp app and will work natively on Apple silicone laptops. 9to5Mac reports that the first beta of the new WhatsApp desktop app is significantly faster than the current version.
Regardless of which platform you use the new WhatsApp desktop app on, you will still need to link it to a smartphone account linked to a phone number. Once connected, you will be able to send and receive messages and make WhatsApp calls with end-to-end encryption on every connected device. You can use up to four connected devices while the phone is offline, but the connected devices will be automatically disconnected if you haven’t used the phone for 14 days.
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