WhatsApp Messenger

4.4
200M reviews
5B+
Downloads
Editors' Choice
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

WhatsApp from Meta is a FREE messaging and video calling app. It’s used by over 2B people in more than 180 countries. It’s simple, reliable, and private, so you can easily keep in touch with your friends and family. WhatsApp works across mobile and desktop even on slow connections, with no subscription fees*.

Private messaging across the world

Your personal messages and calls to friends and family are end-to-end encrypted. No one outside of your chats, not even WhatsApp, can read or listen to them.

Simple and secure connections, right away

All you need is your phone number, no user names or logins. You can quickly view your contacts who are on WhatsApp and start messaging.

High quality voice and video calls

Make secure video and voice calls with up to 8 people for free*. Your calls work across mobile devices using your phone’s Internet service, even on slow connections.

Group chats to keep you in contact

Stay in touch with your friends and family. End-to-end encrypted group chats let you share messages, photos, videos and documents across mobile and desktop.

Stay connected in real time

Share your location with only those in your individual or group chat, and stop sharing at any time. Or record a voice message to connect quickly.

Share daily moments through Status

Status allows you to share text, photos, video and GIF updates that disappear after 24 hours. You can choose to share status posts with all your contacts or just selected ones.

Use WhatsApp on your Wear OS watch to continue conversations, reply to messages, and take calls - all from your wrist. And, leverage tiles and complications to easily access your chats and send voice messages.


*Data charges may apply. Contact your provider for details.

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If you have any feedback or questions, please go to WhatsApp > Settings > Help > Contact Us

Terms of Service: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/terms-of-service

Learn more about messaging privately: https://www.whatsapp.com/privacy

Learn more about WhatsApp safety: https://www.whatsapp.com/security
Updated on
Dec 11, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
197M reviews
James Brown
December 4, 2024
Almost perfect chat app. The pros: integration with existing contacts list. Breadth of options for messaging (voice, video, call, text, gift, emoji plus reactions). Quality of pictures and video shared and received. Ease of searching previously sent media. The cons: frequent backups. Lack of schedule send option. Extraneous features like status updates and communities. Lack of ability to send a message to multiple people without creating a new group.
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ana a
December 8, 2024
I used to love this app, but recently got a new phone and it's been very difficult to use it. When get a call, my phone is ringing but to pick it up, have to open the app and look for the incoming call. tried to change it in the setting but with the curent software app doesn't allow pop-up notifications. Alsolused to be able turn off automatic download of the attachments, currently this operation is not available.
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Sony Nicolson
December 6, 2024
Messaging is fast and reliable. However it does crunch the media quality, even when selecting the HD option. Also, getting any sort of calls when the app is not open is an absolute nightmare. It doesn't snooze when pressing the sound buttons and if the screen is locked it's very annoying to try to navigate to the calling screen to swipe up the Respond With Text option. It is really frustrating since the app has less issues with calls on iOS devices
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What’s new

• You can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending. Long press a message and choose ‘Edit’ to get started.
• Group chats show the profile photos of their participants.
These features will roll out over the coming weeks. Thanks for using WhatsApp!