

Some elements like the search box and chat bubbles still use sharp corners, which Windows 11 has mostly moved away from. The new WhatsApp app will be available for both Windows 11 and 10, and looking at the UI, it does seem like it was being designed for the previous version of Windows. It also launches very quickly, although the demo we see only shows one chat in the chat list, so that could change. This new version of WhatsApp seems to be based on UWP, using the XAML UI language to fit right in with native Windows apps. It uses Electron to bring web technologies to a more traditional app format, but that results in less than stellar performance.

While there is an app you can download from the Microsoft Store, it's largely based on the web version of WhatsApp. Anyone who uses WhatsApp on their PC right now knows the experience isn't ideal.
