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What is the difference between Whatsapp Desktop and Whatsapp Messenger on macOS?
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WhatsApp Desktop is WhatsApp Web disguised as an app. It's way slower, not Apple Silicon optimised and more RAM hungry than the new native version (simply called WhatsApp Messenger)
Also the new native version is a complete piece of garbage and a huge downgrade from the previous version. It's extremely buggy and worse in every imaginable way, especially the UX. I had to actually downgrade to the previous version because it stopped working on my Mac altogether.
I haven’t had any problems. The old one was worse for me. The old one took over 30 seconds to launch on an M1 Pro and has graphical glitches (weird green lines when you navigate through the app)
Also no screen sharing on the WhatsApp Messenger for mac
seriously? then why are people saying it's better than the whatsapp desktop? i'm so fucking confused
hyp-estKey for retail Microsoft keys just google it
WhatsApp Messenger is made for MacOS while Desktop is not (it's not even in the app store).
But OP is downloading it from there moomoo
If it's not in the Appstore, then why are both showing up in the Appstore?
Messenger is the new "universal" App, but be careful: I installed it last weekend and since then WhatsApp stopped pushing notifications on my phone. I'm frustrated!
The app is a mess
Holy shit I've been struggling with this for a couple of weeks and didn't associate it with the new app. What a shitshow.