At the end of last year, WhatsApp surprised us with a completely new version of its version for Windows, commonly known as WhatsApp UWP. This new version created from scratch is a native application for Windows 10/11 and therefore it came out a little greenwith many pending functions.
Over time, WhatsApp for Windows UWP caught up with the standard version, adding stickers, for example. Now, version 2.2221.4.0 adds two more features that were still pending: recording voice memos and photos that can only be viewed once
WhatsApp UWP is catching up
The new version of WhatsApp for Windows still had significant shortcomings that were probably not up to par with those who use WhatsApp a lot. Slowly but surely the engineers at Meta are gone improve the application and add what was still pending, which was not little. After all, it was launched with the basics and nothing else.
Six months later, WhatsApp UWP is starting to match the “standard” version of WhatsApp for Windows, although some basic and other elements WhatsApp recently added to its app were still missing. For example, it was not possible send photos that can only be viewed once
Following the latest update to WhatsApp for Windows – which you can get through the Microsoft Store, on Windows 10 and Windows 11 – the app finally lets you send photos that can only be viewed once, by using the attachments menu and choosing a file that is a photo. It is also possible to view single view photos sent to you.
An even more important shortcoming is that it was not possible to send voice messages. You could listen to what other people were sending, but starting with the UWP version of WhatsApp, you couldn’t reply with a voicemail. The latest update finally includes the microphone icon at the bottom right of the app.
For now, voice recording is a bit more basic than what’s found in the WhatsApp app. By clicking on the button, the recording starts and as soon as we press the send button, it will be sent. Unable to pause or listen to recording before sendingAt least for the moment.
With these two new features, WhatsApp UWP is now much better prepared be used as a system to chat from the PC, although it is still late. For example, in this version it is not yet possible to react to messages.
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