
This prompted it to launch audio and voice calls features on its desktop app. The platform has recorded a whopping 1.4 billion calls during that time. Last New Year’s Eve, WhatsApp broke the record of having the most audio and video calls in a single day. This is a more significant addition to disappearing messages, easier content deletion, and new chat backgrounds. Recently, WhatsApp introduces audio and video call on desktop. Other than these issues, WhatsApp runs fine.While WhatsApp puts a halt on its privacy setting, the platform is continuously rolling out new features and tools. In case of Viber or Telegram, your phone is required only for a 1-time SMS verification. These competing apps do not require the mobile version to be running on your phone. Compared to similar solutions like Viber or Telegram, it is a very basic app and lacks many features offered by competing apps in their Desktop versions. So, if you are a Windows 7 user, you can get WhatsApp working with very minor limitations. Toast notifications which are available only in Windows 8 and Windows 10 will not work obviously but this is not a big deal, because toast notifications show anyone looking at your screen all the WhatsApp messages that you receive, violating your privacy. When someone messages you, it draws a red overlay icon on its Taskbar button indicating unread messages just like Skype for Desktop does.

Also, it does not support voice calls yet.īy using it briefly I found it perfectly usable in Windows 7.

The app requires you to keep mobile WhatsApp running on your phone, exactly like the Web version does.

