WhatsApp Messenger

WhatsApp LLC

About this app

WhatsApp from Meta is a FREE messaging and video calling app. It’s used by over 2B people in more than 180 countries. It’s simple, reliable, and private, so you can easily keep in touch with your friends and family. WhatsApp works across mobile and desktop even on slow connections, with no subscription fees*.

Private messaging across the world

Your personal messages and calls to friends and family are end-to-end encrypted. No one outside of your chats, not even WhatsApp, can read or listen to them.

Simple and secure connections, right away

All you need is your phone number, no user names or logins. You can quickly view your contacts who are on WhatsApp and start messaging.

High quality voice and video calls

Make secure video and voice calls with up to 8 people for free*. Your calls work across mobile devices using your phone’s Internet service, even on slow connections.

Group chats to keep you in contact

Stay in touch with your friends and family. End-to-end encrypted group chats let you share messages, photos, videos and documents across mobile and desktop.

Stay connected in real time

Share your location with only those in your individual or group chat, and stop sharing at any time. Or record a voice message to connect quickly.

Share daily moments through Status

Status allows you to share text, photos, video and GIF updates that disappear after 24 hours. You can choose to share status posts with all your contacts or just selected ones.

Use WhatsApp on your Wear OS watch to continue conversations, reply to messages, and take calls - all from your wrist. And, leverage tiles and complications to easily access your chats and send voice messages.


*Data charges may apply. Contact your provider for details.

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If you have any feedback or questions, please go to WhatsApp > Settings > Help > Contact Us

Ratings and reviews

This app needs a built-in text translation function. Every other similar app has one. It's annoying to have to open a 3rd party app to translate a message, but that's what we are forced to do if you want to read a message in a language you don't know. Groups can have people from many backgrounds. I've seen Polish, German, Spanish, Mandarin, French, Belarusian, Finninsh, etc. in some of the groups I'm in. I can read the Spanish, but the rest require another app to be able to read. Annoying.

The latest update has moved the sticker and emoji groups to the very, very bottom of the screen. If you use swipe gesture controls it's near impossible to not swipe directly out of the app entirely. Completely unnecessary and a huge hindrance to the user experience. edit: The updated shade of bright green looks atrocious. Jesus Christ, give UI color options if that's the best you can come up with.

What happened to Fingerprint Authentication? It's GONE! Got up today and it has disappeared overnight. Now, not an option .. will not turn on. As I've experienced with other software, an "update" degrades service and has unintended consequences. My fingerprint sensor works fine, otherwise. So, now that the app is basically unsecured, I won't use it until it is working again.

What's new

• Updated icons and illustrations
• Updated colors. The navigation bar at the top of the screen is now white


These features will roll out over the coming weeks. Thanks for using WhatsApp!