Once the desktop clients of WhatsApp reach the maturity, they should be part of the company’s multi-device strategy, which means that users would be allowed to add more than just a single device per each account.

In the current stable versions of WhatsApp for iPhone and Android, recording a voice message requires users to press a dedicated button in the conversation screen, all without any option to listen to what they’ve recorded or pause the recording. As per WABetaInfo, WhatsApp desktop also allows users to pause the message and listen to it, with the company reportedly planning to bring similar functionality to mobile devices too. The desktop client is more or less based on the browser-based WhatsApp Web, but given WhatsApp is working on multi-device support for its platform, the company has now started focusing on more functionality for its apps aimed at Windows and macOS.Īt this point, the latest beta builds of WhatsApp desktop for macOS and Windows allow users to record voice messages and listen to them before sending them to contacts. Note that this is still a beta app, so some features (like archived chats, status updates, stickers) are missing: they will be added in the next updates.WhatsApp keeps working around the clock on improving the messaging app pretty much on all fronts, and this week, the company has released beta builds of its desktop clients specifically to allow users to try out new features in advance.Īs most users know already, the Facebook-owned company has released desktop clients that essentially allow users to continue their conversations with contacts by simply syncing phones with computers. Another account on Twitter, has finally shared a direct link to download the app from the Microsoft Store, so the source is very safe.Īfter installing the app, you need to link your WhatsApp account from “Linked Devices” using a QR Code: chats will start to be in sync and you can finally use and test the new beta app. Probably you would like to test the new beta app too, and you can now. The app is a beta version, but we have tested it and it’s incredibly stable because it is native and it uses less resources than WhatsApp Desktop, even if some features are still missing: it’s a very good replacement for the current WhatsApp Desktop app.

The new Windows app requires multi-device features, so it doesn’t need your phone to be connected to the Internet to work. In the previous article, we introduced the news about a redesigned desktop app of WhatsApp on Windows and WhatsApp for macOS Catalyst.

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