&w=3840&q=100)
WhatsApp Windows app may soon appear more like web version: What changes
WhatsApp on Windows: What is new
As per the report, Meta is leveraging Microsoft's Edge WebView2 technology in the latest WhatsApp beta for Windows. The new version wraps WhatsApp Web into a desktop-like experience. This change could make development easier for Meta by allowing a single codebase across platforms, eliminating the need to support a separate native Windows application.
According to the report, this new interface appears like a stripped-down version of the current app. In the new version, notifications work differently and the settings menu is more basic compared to the previous version.
The web-based version does include support for WhatsApp Channels and expanded features for Status and Communities. However, it reportedly uses more RAM and no longer feels like a part of the Windows environment. WhatsApp itself acknowledges on its website that native apps offer 'increased performance and reliability, more ways to collaborate, and features to improve your productivity.'
The original native WhatsApp app for Windows launched just a few years ago and was praised for allowing independent operation without requiring a phone connection. This upcoming switch to a web wrapper may be disappointing for some users.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Deccan Herald
11 minutes ago
- Deccan Herald
WhatsApp resumes testing cross-platform messaging feature
In 2022, the European Union drafted the Digital Markets Act (DMA) reform mandating big technology companies, including Meta, Google, Apple, to offer interoperability on their platforms, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, iMessages app, Google Android Messages app, Telegram, Signal and started testing the interoperability feature in WhatsApp in 2023, but it was dropped for reasons unknown. When the DMA regulation was passed in March 2024, the company reiterated that it would bring the new feature to allow users to make calls (video/audio) and exchange messages with users on different platforms, but only by the end of Pixel 10 launch: Live stream updates and WhatsApp is once again testing a feature, reported WABetaInfo, citing the latest WhatsApp Beta for Android seen in the screen grab, WhatsApp will allow users to set up a guest account without the need for linking a mobile number. The latter can send messages to the receiver's WhatsApp account. But, for now, it is limited to texting only. The users cannot exchange images or videos or documents, or any multimedia content between WhatsApp and other platforms. WhatsApp may introduce an option to share multimedia content in future beta updates, and other platforms such as Android Messages, Apple iMessages too begin to support a related development, WhatsApp has begun testing a new voice call reminder feature,WhatsApp will offer multiple options to set a reminder for users to return the missed call. It will have three preset options-- after 2 hours, after 8 hours, after 24 hours and the custom. The latter allows the user to set the timing as per his/her testing cross-platform messaging the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on DH Tech.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Angry at Mira Murati for refusing Meta's $1 Billion Job Offer; CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched a full-scale …
Meta tried to buy OpenAI 's former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Mira Murati startup, Thinking Machines Lab . But as she declined to sell her company despite a $1 billion offer, CEO Mark Zuckerberg 'responded by launching a full-scale raid,' reports the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Zuckerberg, the report says, approached more than a dozen of Thinking Machines' 50 employees in the following weeks 'to sound them out about jumping ship'. According to the publication, one of his main targets was Andrew Tulloch , a leading researcher and co-founder of the startup. When Mark Zuckerberg offered $1.5 billion pay package to Andrew Tulloch In order to lure Tulloch, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg offered a pay package that could reach $1.5 billion over six years, depending on bonuses and Meta's stock performance. However, Tulloch also turned down the offer. Meta has been trying to recruit employees from OpenAI and startups founded by its former employees, like Murati's Thinking Machines and Dario Amodei's Anthropic. Meta has reached out to more than 100 OpenAI employees and hired at least 10. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No annual fees for life UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo by Taboola by Taboola The report quotes Meta spokesperson Andy Stone who called the offer 'inaccurate and ridiculous.' He said that compensation packages depend on stock price performance and added that Meta is not trying to buy Thinking Machines. Who is Andrew Tulloch Andrew Tulloch started his academic journey at the University of Sydney. He graduated with first-class honours and received a University Medal in mathematics. Tulloch then completed a Master's degree in Mathematical Statistics at Cambridge and pursued a PhD at UC Berkeley. As per his LinkedIn profile, Tulloch worked at Meta from 2012 to 2023. He was involved in building machine learning systems and helped develop PyTorch, a tool that became widely used in AI research and development. His work had a major influence on Meta's AI infrastructure. Meta's Alexandr Wang, who now leads its superintelligence lab, also tried to persuade Tulloch to join Meta. In 2016, OpenAI's Greg Brockman had tried to hire Tulloch but could not match his Facebook salary. Tulloch eventually joined OpenAI seven years later in 2023 when ChatGPT had already become widely popular. At OpenAI, he worked on GPT-4's pretraining and reasoning models. In early 2025, he co-founded Thinking Machines Lab. iOS 26 Public Beta Is Here: Apple's Biggest Redesign Since iOS 7 AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
India Today
an hour ago
- India Today
Mark Zuckerberg doubles offer to Rs 2,196 crore after 24-year-old AI researcher says no to Meta
Silicon Valley is blazing through the AI talent wars, and Meta is clearly sparing no expense to attract the brightest minds in technology to build its Superintelligence Lab. According to reports Meta is offering hefty compensation packages to lure top talent, the latest being a staggering Rs 2,196 crore compensation, made personally by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to 24-year-old AI researcher Matt to The New York Times, Deitke initially declined Meta's offer of approximately $125 million (around Rs 1,098 crore), spread over four years and chose to focus on his rapidly growing AI startup, Vercept. However, following his refusal, Zuckerberg personally arranged a face-to-face meeting and revised the offer to an extraordinary $250 million (around Rs 2,196 crore), including handing over up to $100 million (Rs 879 crore) in the first year alone. This final offer reportedly convinced Deitke to join Meta as an AI researcher within its Superintelligence who exactly is Matt Deitke, and why was Zuckerberg so determined to bring him into Meta's superintelligence project? Deitke is considered one of the most sought-after minds in the AI community. Originally a PhD candidate at the University of Washington, he left academia to pursue real-world AI breakthroughs at the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) in Seattle. There, he led the development of Molmo, which is a cutting-edge multimodal chatbot capable of processing not only text but also images and audio. His work for Molmo earned him an Outstanding Paper Award at NeurIPS 2022, one of the most prestigious conferences in the AI Deitkework in the AI world, Meta had been keen to recruit him since late 2023, but he initially turned down their lucrative offer in favour of building his autonomous AI agents at Vercept. However, after Zuckerberg's personal involvement, and the increased compensation package ultimately made Deitke decide to join Meta's ambitious Superintelligence Meta's Superintelligence lab has already invested over 1 billion to build an 'all-star' AI team, recruiting top talent from rivals like OpenAI, Google, and Apple. One of its latest high-profile hires along with Deitke is Ruoming Pang, the former head of Apple's AI models team, reportedly offered a compensation package exceeding $ 200 million. - Ends
