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 32 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.
*In some regions, WhatsApp uses SMS verification to authenticate your phone number and secure transactions. *Data charges may apply. Contact your provider for details. ______________________________________________________________
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
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Jul 1, 2026
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notifications are now showing up as "WhatsApp: Jane Doe: message" it's a bit frustrating and unnecessary. On a positive note, I do appreciate the transcribe feature that was added on for voice messages. I'm not usually able to hear them quickly, so being able to read them helps. It does need a bit of work here and there.
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Anna Reckelhoff
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June 23, 2026
I downloaded this app to chat with a business, but every day it locks my account and makes me request a review. I'm getting no feedback about what to change. It gets unlocked every day, but then I send one message the next day and I get the same result. I'm trying to uninstall and reinstall on my phone today to see if that helps. Either way it's been an extreme pain so far.
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Steven
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June 6, 2026
App regularly crashes after sending a message, keeps trying to debug itself and looks for something call Facebook Stella, even though I don't have a FB account and never linked to such. Have to keep this app for a few friends, but might just put it in a separate Android user profile and forget about it except when needed.
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What’s new
• You can now choose to share recent group history with new members when you add them to a group • Group calls now include the ability to transfer calls between mobile and desktop, add a waiting room for call links, and pin a participant to a bigger tile.
These features will roll out over the coming weeks. Thanks for using WhatsApp!