The main drawback of the new WhatsApp is that it's a wrapped web app, which means it uses more RAM than a native application.

RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, ...

We're going to see more web-based UI in Windows 11, but Microsoft says it'll make complex web apps faster, especially apps like Outlook.

Meta has officially discontinued the Facebook Messenger desktop app for Mac and Windows, redirecting users to the Facebook ...

Windows 11 apps like Discord, WhatsApp, and Teams now use 1 to 4GB of RAM because they are web apps and the rising RAM prices ...