There was a time when WhatsApp for Mac was little more than using the web version of the browser. It had flaws compared to the mobile version, but little by little it improved and added new features. This is what happened now in your latest update for macOSwhich is version 24.9.77.
In this version released this week we still do not see an application completely independent of the iPhone like others like Telegram. However, and this is not nothing at the moment, he adds necessary features which was non-existent in this desktop version.
All the news that WhatsApp for Mac has just launched
The first big news concerns the whatsapp sticker fans. There are those who have a veritable collection of stickers for every type of situation. Well, until now app syncing between iPhone and Mac had been a disaster in that sense, but now they all sync as soon as the device is linked.
There are also some interesting changes with the ability to make video calls with up to 32 participants. This was what we already had in the iOS version, but it has not been added to the macOS version until now, being even more practical here if we take into account that by having more screens When we grow up, we will be able to see others better.
WhatsApp for macOS also improves the view of sent and received files
Then WhatsApp specifies five more improvements which, while perhaps not as remarkable as the previous ones, are very well received. For example, it improves the appearance of viewing images and other media files sent and received, thumbnails of senders also appear next to that file, and the toolbar does not cover the content.
The other two remaining new features are the ability to pin messages directly from the view of a file itself, as well as being able to preview many more files before sending them. This is particularly noticeable in PDF files.
For the rest, WhatsApp for Mac corrects some errors reported in its previous versions and reinforces its design change. A change that, without being radical, is very similar to what we have already seen in WhatsApp for iPhone, which is nothing more than changing the blue highlights to green ones and opting for a unique design language for the icons.
To update WhatsApp on your Mac You just have to follow the usual procedure, which is none other than opening the App Store, going to the Updates and click on the button Update which appears next to WhatsApp. If it doesn’t appear, it may already be updated, since Macs usually have automatic updates enabled (you can check this in its settings, looking at the “Automatic Updates” tab). .
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