WhatsApp rolled out some major changes aimed at making the service that much better - and in some cases much closer to competing messenger apps. May 9: WhatsApp gets a major official upgrade But a native Windows app promises to make for a more responsive and faster experience, all without needing any linking to a phone number. This is all thanks to a native Windows WhatsApp app coming out of beta and into general availability you can download it through the Microsoft Store (opens in new tab).īefore hand users would need to download a web version of the app, or use WhatsApp with in a browser of their choice. You can no use WhatsApp on Windows PCs without needing to link the app to your phone number in order to send, receive and sync messages. Though it could also be used as a tool to remove hateful, abusive or inappropriate messages too.Īugust 17: WhatsApp now has a standalone native Windows app Such a thing would mean a lot of power for the admin, potentially open for abuse with messages being erased as a form of deleting history. That means they could delete the messages of up to some 256 people who could be included in a group chat, if this feature does make it out of beta and into the full version of WhatsApp.

In action, the tool lets users draw a box around parts of an image that can be blurred out one can imagine using it to obfuscate names and numbers.Īugust 23: WhatsApp group chat admins could soon delete messages for everyoneĬode detectives WABetaInfo (opens in new tab) have found that in the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS admins of WhatsApp group chats have the power to delete messages sent by others in the group.

Currently, it's only accessible for some beta testers, but could be rolled out to more and eventually find its way into the main desktop WhatsApp app in the near-future.

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