WhatsApp favors phones over PCs as Windows users get 2nd-class experience

Meta ditched the native WhatsApp for Windows app for a web wrapper to unify code, but desktop users are still waiting for the ...

7 WhatsApp Features You Might Have Missed

WhatsApp rolled out new group, calling, and AI features in late 2025 and 2026. Here are seven updates you may not have ...
timesnownews

WhatsApp Web Users At Security Risk! Hackers May Be Reading Your Messages Silently: All You Need To Know

After GhostPairing attack, Meta-owned popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp is facing another major cyber attack. Cybersecurity researchers have issued a fresh warning to WhatsApp Web users and ...
The Mirror

WhatsApp down RECAP: Thousands hit with 'error' message as web app crashes

WhatsApp went down for a number of users today, with many reporting issues on DownDetector. A spike in reports on DownDetector suggests that there may be widespread ...
Business Today

WhatsApp Web to now log you out every 6 hours as per government directive

The era of keeping WhatsApp Web permanently logged in on your desktop is drawing to a close, following a major new directive from the Indian government’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT). New ...
India.com

WhatsApp web users in India will now be “Logged Out” every six hours – Here’s what you need to know

Indian users of WhatsApp Web are in for a significant change. The The Department of Telecommunications DoT has recently issued a directive that all messaging services, including WhatsApp, Signal, ...
moneycontrol.com

WhatsApp Web to auto logout users every six hours under new Indian rules

The Department of Telecommunications is set to enforce new SIM linked rules for messaging apps in India. The biggest immediate impact will be on WhatsApp Web, which will now log users out every six ...
The Financial Express

Indian government to now force WhatsApp Web re-login every 6 hours: Check what new SIM binding mandate says

The Government of India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a directive to app-based messenger services like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram, mandating the implementation of SIM binding ...
Mint

You may soon need to re-login to WhatsApp Web every 6 hours under new govt directive: here's what to know

Government of India's Department of Telecommunications has issued directions to app based communication services like WhatsApp and Signal to implement mandatory SIM binding. In practice, this could ...
The Hindu

WhatsApp ordered to enforce ‘SIM binding,’ log out web sessions every 6 hours

The Union government passed directions on Friday (November 28, 2025) requiring services like WhatsApp to only work if users have the SIM card used to sign up for the service in their device, and to ...
Windows Latest

I tested the new WhatsApp for Windows 11 (a web wrapper) and it’s a performance nightmare

WhatsApp has ironically “updated” its app to a newer version that we found performs much poorly than the one it replaced. Version 2.2584.3.0 has replaced the native (WinUI/UWP) app with a web wrapper, ...