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

Terms of Service: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/terms-of-service

Learn more about messaging privately: https://www.whatsapp.com/privacy

Learn more about WhatsApp safety: https://www.whatsapp.com/security

Ratings and reviews

The app works great overall. However, it has some relatively small issues which tend to be very annoying. When listening to a voice note while my ear is on the phone, the screen goes to black immediately as expected. However, it goes back to be active after a bit even when still listening to the note. This causes the audio to stop and the UI to be reactive to the touch of my ear. I've experienced this issue for a while now. Looks like the screen gets back to active after 30 seconds.

I had never had issues with WA but I just tried to restore my backup in a new phone and it didn't work, so I lost years of chats and photos since it logged me out from my other phone. And now, messages are disappearing randomly when I close out of the chat. I can still see the message preview in the chat list, and the receiver is getting the message, but it's not showing up on my end after sending. I have tried to troubleshoot multiple ways but it keeps happening. PLEASE FIX THIS!!!

I like everything, EXCEPT! THE fact that you cannot change or customize the bubbles and the entire theme within the app itself. I wish there was a way to have themes created for the app, that could be installed and have custom themes built. Like for example, Samsung phones, have themes that you can download. This allows you to custimze the theme make it more personable, rather than always having the same old green bubble. It just looks sooo outdated

What's new

• You can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending. Long press a message and choose ‘Edit’ to get started.
• Group chats show the profile photos of their participants.
These features will roll out over the coming weeks. Thanks for using WhatsApp!