WhatsApp ditches native Windows 11 app in favor of Microsoft WebView2

[Redaktion]

A new update for WhatsApp Beta has replaced the native Windows 11 version of the app with a heavier, more hungry WebView2-based wrapper to bring it more in line with the default browser experience.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/WhatsApp-ditches-native-Windows-11-app-in-favor-of-Microsoft-WebView2.1063682.0.html

[John David]

Going back to what it was.... They moved from Electron to UWP, and now taking a U-turn?

[Victor Winand]

On Windows 11, the new WebView2-based app's spell-check only functions for the primary Windows display language. It does not detect or use other installed language packs that include the 'Basic typing' feature. For example, with the display language set to English, spell check for Dutch and French does not work, despite those language packs being fully installed in the OS.