WhatsApp Desktop on Windows now works even when your phone is offline

Now available for Windows as a native app, WhatsApp Desktop

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Before, WhatsApp for Windows was a desktop online application.

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With the update, WhatsApp Desktop switches from being a web-based desktop application to a native Windows application.

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The new version of WhatsApp, which has been in beta testing for a while, is now freely accessible.

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The biggest change is that WhatsApp Desktop can receive notifications and messages without requiring syncing through a phone

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The biggest change is that WhatsApp Desktop can receive notifications and messages without requiring syncing through a phone

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Without a connected phone, WhatsApp can connect to four devices.

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