WhatsApp messenger is Simple. Reliable. Private, and accessible.
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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 1-to-1 or group video and voice calls 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.
Free or paid:
- Free
Accessibility and User Comments:
WhatsApp utilizes screen reader actions for messages and chats. Through these actions, you can reply, delete, forward, add chats to lists, lock chats, among others. This makes activating message- and chat-related options more convenient for many users.
It's worth mentioning that sometimes in longer chats or groups with many messages, flicking left or right might result in the cursor skipping or jumping over some messages. As of this writing, the situation has markedly improved with the latest WhatsApp release, but it's a glitch to be aware of.
Speaking of buttons in WhatsApp, the app has very few, if any, unlabeled ones. The app's bottom tabs are Chats, Updates, Communities, and Calls. Regardless of the focused tab, the Settings window can be activated by selecting the More options button on the top right corner of the screen.
Last Tested App version and Android version:
App version: Varies with device. Android15
I’m currently having an issue where WhatsApp phone calls do not show up like regular callss. If I am outside of WhatsApp, TalkBack does not show me an answer, decline, or message button. Double tapping with two fingers will not answer the call.