Useless messenger

Isn't the web version a full client that works without a phone nearby nowadays?

I wouldn't install it on my system in any case.

Even if it exists, then it does not have to be good. Look at Microsoft Teams.

WhatsApp is owned by Meta right?

Stop using that shit

It's a web app, you don't really need a native application for it.

Meanwhile in the US and Canada: So, I'll just send an SMS, k?

"best i can do is a chromium only web app"

Facebook couldn't bother making a proper Android app for years. Now you want them to make Linux apps? The likelihood is small...

You shouldn't use this app in the first place. It had many data breaches and it copy everything from Telegram (maybe everyone copies, but I don't use other apps). I only mainly use Telegram and Matrix.

My MF smartwatch has WhatsApp but still no Linux version.

VIBER HAS A LINUX VERSION?!?!

also android is kinda linux

Why are we installing Whatsapp to begin with?

Discord on Linux kinda sucks, though. It's more resource demanding than the Windows version and I can't even stream with audio.

web.whatsapp.com works really well

edit: It does not do voice or video but I'm OK switching to my phone for those

Its proprietary so that's not a shock

There are plenty of desktop wrappers available for the Web version. I don't use WhatsApp often but from my experience it seems fairly similar to the Windows desktop app

Who uses WhatsApp anyway?

Wrappers are available as snaps/flatpaks

Use it in matrix? Or Element One?

You forgot about Matrix clients (and servers).

And I still using email

You can install an apps which basically display the WhatsApp webpage like an app, if you use flathub at least

telegram GOAT

Whatsapp has always been behind the curve. Took them way too long to allow gifs.