WhatsApp ditches native apps — users stuck with clunky web shell, get mad

The main drawback of the new WhatsApp is that it's a wrapped web app, which means it uses more RAM than a native application.

WhatsApp Windows app may get slower with this new Windows update

WhatsApp’s Windows app sheds its native core for a web-wrapper version, bringing heavier memory use, slower responsiveness and a more browser-like experience for desktop users.
PC World

WhatsApp’s Windows app is about to get much slower for PC users

Meta, the owner of WhatsApp, is planning to replace the current Windows app for a simpler web wrapper version. According to Windows Latest, the latest beta version of WhatsApp for PC users will ...
Windows Latest

WhatsApp is logging more Windows 11 users out to push its new slow web-wrapper app

WhatsApp is warning more Windows users they will be logged out from December 9 as the native UWP app is replaced with a ...
PC Gamer

WhatsApp is reportedly becoming a dreaded web app again on Windows 11, with RAM usage increasing to a claimed 2 GB under the weight of all your spicy group chats

According to Windows Latest, popular messaging service WhatsApp is downgrading its Windows 11 app to a WebView2 equivalent in the latest update, switching from a native Windows application to a web ...