The new desktop app also brings support for video calls with up to eight people and audio calls with up to 32 people, similar to the mobile app. The new version also supports multi-device sync, which means you can use WhatsApp even if your phone is switched off. WhatsApp UWP will be offered via the new Microsoft Store which is now also available on Windows 10.WhatsApp today released a new Windows client that it says brings performance improvements and better calling features. WhatsApp UWP will support backup, native notifications, options to customize chat, and more. As you can see in the above screenshot, WhatsApp is going to include a new drawing feature, which is set to help users annotate images and then upload them directly to the chat. Interestingly, it looks like WhatsApp is working closely with Microsoft to enable Windows Ink integration. On the other hand, the UWP client is expected to introduce better support for both voice and video calls that can be placed using a microphone. It is also going to be faster and it would show chats in the chat list, similar to the WhatsApp web.Īnyone using the WhatsApp desktop app has been limited to text-based messages and voice calls with some limitations. This new WhatsApp client is based on UWP and Meta/Facebook is apparently using the XAML UI language to match the look and feel of Windows 11 or 10 apps. WhatsApp UWP app for Windows 11/10Īs we mentioned at the outset, the WhatsApp desktop app offers a choppy experience and it is slower than the native app available on Android or IOS. In other words, this new WhatsApp desktop client won’t be a web wrapper. Also, this is a full-fledged UWP client, written from scratch and it’s not based on web components. UWP-based WhatsApp would technically mean that Windows desktop users will be provided with access to WhatsApp chats without connecting to the web version.
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