WhatsApp from Meta is a FREE messaging and video calling app. It’s used by over 2B people in more than 180 countries. It’s simple, reliable, and private, so you can easily keep in touch with your friends and family. WhatsApp works across mobile and desktop even on slow connections, with no subscription fees*.
Private messaging across the world
Your personal messages and calls to friends and family are end-to-end encrypted. No one outside of your chats, not even WhatsApp, can read or listen to them.
Simple and secure connections, right away
All you need is your phone number, no user names or logins. You can quickly view your contacts who are on WhatsApp and start messaging.
High quality voice and video calls
Make secure video and voice calls with up to 8 people for free*. Your calls work across mobile devices using your phone’s Internet service, even on slow connections.
Group chats to keep you in contact
Stay in touch with your friends and family. End-to-end encrypted group chats let you share messages, photos, videos and documents across mobile and desktop.
Stay connected in real time
Share your location with only those in your individual or group chat, and stop sharing at any time. Or record a voice message to connect quickly.
Share daily moments through Status
Status allows you to share text, photos, video and GIF updates that disappear after 24 hours. You can choose to share status posts with all your contacts or just selected ones.
Use WhatsApp on your Wear OS watch to continue conversations, reply to messages, and take calls - all from your wrist. And, leverage tiles and complications to easily access your chats and send voice messages.
*Data charges may apply. Contact your provider for details.
If you have any feedback or questions, please go to WhatsApp > Settings > Help > Contact Us
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May 20, 2024
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This app used to be 4/5 stars. The video links used to be excellent...now I have to switch to Google Meets for a better audio/video experience. Meta is degrading the functionality of this app! Update: Adding the screen-share and the create-call-in features moved my rating to a 4. The channel feature along with how AI was integrated brought it back down to a rating of 3. The AI feature was initially an option but now it is "shoved down your throat".
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Sarah M.
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April 21, 2024
This app needs a built-in text translation function. Every other similar app has one. It's annoying to have to open a 3rd party app to translate a message, but that's what we are forced to do if you want to read a message in a language you don't know. Groups can have people from many backgrounds. I've seen Polish, German, Spanish, Mandarin, French, Belarusian, Finninsh, etc. in some of the groups I'm in. I can read the Spanish, but the rest require another app to be able to read. Annoying.
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Carmelita Riley
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May 14, 2024
I don't know what's going on with this app. Crashes all the time, sometimes can't make or receive calls. No help from support. I don't like the new layouts and how "cluttered" the app seems. I like my social media apps separate. I don't need WhatsApp to become Facebook or Instagram. I have had to resort to using Google Meet because of all the issues.
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What's new
• To create/edit stickers from photos tap the ‘emoji’ icon in chat composer, navigate to the ‘sticker’ tab, and tap “Create” to use the new sticker creator • Added filters at top of chats for All, Unread and Groups • Screen sharing during video calls now supports sharing audio too • New app UI including bottom navigation, new icons, wallpaper and color updates
These features will roll out over the coming weeks.