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Meta just killed native WhatsApp on Windows 11, now it opens WebView, uses 1GB RAM all the time
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this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2025
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Tip: you can use the WhatsApp web site for text messaging (I don't think it works for audio/video?) and if you want to use it in a standalone window you can "install" it as a web app (in most browsers). It'll use way less RAM running in your existing browser than running a separate electron instance.
it does
Since when? Because last I used it Video and Audio calls required their native app (their excuse was their encryption couldn't run on the website)
I thought you meant attachments