Meta drops native WhatsApp app for Windows 11, RAM usage spikes massively

WhatsApp for Windows 11 has shifted to a WebView2-based version, replacing the native app and causing significantly higher RAM usage and performance concerns for users.

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 ch…

According to Windows Latest, popular messaging service WhatsApp is downgrading its Windows 11 app to a WebView2 equivalent in ...
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Microsoft Will Open Source the Windows App SDK — Just Don't Ask About When as "this isn’t a flip-the-switch moment, it’s a deliberate process"

Microsoft has published an article on Github detailing its plans to open source the Windows App SDK. Beth Pan, a software engineer on the Windows App SDK team at Microsoft, announced the plans in a ...