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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Jan 21, 2025
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WhatsApp is the best at what it offers. However, since the last major update on its voice & video call user interface, the "end-to-end encryption" appears before the "calling/ringing" information on top of the screen. That is so annoying when you are in a hurry and want to see whether or not that contact is online via the ringing info. Remove the "end-to-end encryption" message above the call or just put it somewhere else! That's not as important as knowing if that contact is online or not.
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Jade Hassall
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January 6, 2025
It's great for typing but video and voice calls drop constantly. After about a minute, the call states "reconnecting" and then drops. You can't report it to WhatsApp either as they don't provide chat or email support for technical issues regarding calls. As for being able to send pictures - good luck. It barely allows you to find any pictures anymore! Since the update, things have been so much worse.
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Peggy Pink
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January 19, 2025
It seems one problem gets fixed (the voice message listen too problem) and another pops up. When I try to take a picture within whatsapp and zoom in, it switches automatically to video. Why would I want this. I want a picture. Zoomed in. That's all I'm asking for. Pls check and fix it. When I wanna record a video, I select video. Also previews on links doesn't work since the last update.
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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!