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WhatsApp is logging out native app users — and forcing them onto a slower, resource-heavy web wrapper, sparking outrage

WhatsApp is logging out native app users — and forcing them onto a slower, resource-heavy web wrapper, sparking outrage

Update: 2025-12-13
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WhatsApp is pushing Windows users toward a new wrapped web app that uses significantly more RAM, raising concerns about performance on lower-end PCs.
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WhatsApp is logging out native app users — and forcing them onto a slower, resource-heavy web wrapper, sparking outrage

WhatsApp is logging out native app users — and forcing them onto a slower, resource-heavy web wrapper, sparking outrage

Sean Endicott