Meta just killed native WhatsApp on Windows 11, now it opens WebView, uses 1GB RAM all the time
Meta replaced the native WhatsApp Windows 11 app with a WebView2-based version that loads web.whatsapp.com in a container. The new version consumes 1-2GB RAM compared to the native app's 100-300MB, exhibits sluggish performance, and has notification issues. The change reverses years of investment in native development, moving from Electron to UWP and now back to a web wrapper. Users will eventually be forced to upgrade as Meta plans to phase out the native version.
