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
Terms of Service: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/terms-of-service
Learn more about messaging privately: https://www.whatsapp.com/privacy
Learn more about WhatsApp safety: https://www.whatsapp.com/security
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22 Nov 2024
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Technical Support and NO actual support I've been using this app since 2013, and as of late, all these privacy updates are actually pointless. I was able to exempt people from viewing my status, and now, even though it's marked "my contacts except," those very people are still able to view my status. I tried contacting whatsapp multiple times, and their feedback was useless. I got auto messages about how to adjust my settings, which clearly I know how to do, but it's NOT WORKING. I'm over it!
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A Iyengar
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10 November 2024
The latest update to the beta version broke the app, where it would crash continuously. So I exited the beta and reinstalled the app. But it refuses to restore my messages from the backup. I'd never put a password on it, and yet it asked for one. 7+ years of messages that survived 4 phones gone in an instant. You guys need to do better when releasing updates. This is a joke!
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Maumant de Hoseillos
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13 November 2024
What a disappointing frustration it has, that update after update this app undergoes no positive improvement. It has remained basically as rudimentary as it has been for quite a long time. Had it enjoyed a cloud-based platform, had it granted better capabilities in bilateral deletion/edition of messages, had it concealed the phone numbers/other privacies of the users, had it provided them with more options ( polls, streams, ability to record chat calls etc.) it could even outcompete all others
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What's new
• You can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending. Long press a message and choose ‘Edit’ to get started. • Group chats show the profile photos of their participants. These features will roll out over the coming weeks. Thanks for using WhatsApp!