WhatsApp has launched a brand new model of its Home windows app which now not requires to be hooked as much as your smartphone, and might work fully standalone.

Beforehand, the WhatsApp shopper for Home windows 11 (and 10) was a web-based (Electron) effort, however the brand new app – which has simply moved from beta to its full launch, as The Verge (opens in new tab) experiences – is a local shopper, and what’s extra, it really works independently of your smartphone.

In different phrases, even when your cellphone is offline, you’ll obtain messages within the desktop WhatsApp shopper beneath Home windows.

As native messaging software program, count on WhatsApp to run far more easily on Home windows, and in addition the interface has been tweaked to look a bit smarter and extra streamlined.

You will get the overhauled app from the Microsoft Retailer (opens in new tab), though notice that not everybody seems to have entry to the contemporary model simply but, and it appears like the brand new app is being progressively rolled out in levels by WhatsApp. So for those who’re nonetheless seeing the outdated model within the retailer, be affected person and grasp on some time longer; the brand new shopper is coming, relaxation assured.

Evaluation: A significant step ahead for Home windows – and shortly for Mac, too

It’s good to see WhatsApp making progress with its desktop choices, and that means to nonetheless obtain messages – and certainly fireplace up the likes of video chats – with out having your smartphone related is a giant boon. Even when the app is closed, with it being native software program you’ll nonetheless get notifications piped by, so that you gained’t miss something.

The suggestions we’ve seen to this point on-line is that the brand new Home windows shopper is neatly responsive and decently sooner than the app it replaces, so all of it appears like a sizeable stride ahead for WhatsApp on desktop.

We’re additionally seeing growth on the Mac entrance, too, as WhatsApp has a local app inbound for macOS. Nevertheless, that’s nonetheless a piece in progress, though Mac homeowners can get on board with the beta if they need. Meantime, they’re left with a desktop app which continues to be web-based (and naturally the choice chance of simply utilizing WhatsApp of their browser).

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