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

Given its popularity, I'm always amazed how bad this app can be. Now they broke the quote reply when posting GIFs, images, videos, etc. The video trimmer is also bad, you spend time trying to get the trim jusr right and then it just posts a different trim altogether. The app used to be stable but the last few years it's been a mess. Same with the Windows app.

WHATSAPP PLEASE TWO MORE FEATURES: 1. Make a feature so that you cannot only mute yourself, BUT ALSO the other person. And 2: A feature that you can also lower the volume of the call when in a videocall. (Only possible when in normal audio call. Why?) I think many people would love to see those new features, but never has been implemented. And sometimes the (video)call crashes for literally no reason. And sometimes when you want to record a voice message there's no sound at all. FIX IT!

It's good enough, but it sometimes bans you for no reason. Also audios randomly pause sometimes. Recently that added an AI feature that serves no purpose other than being an AI feature, and it's pretty intrusive. The GUI is pretty bad in my opinions. Other than that it's great to message friends and keep in contact, plus it allows you to organize communities with different groups inside for different purposes.

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!