Useless messenger

Isn't the web version a full client that works without a phone nearby nowadays?

I wouldn't install it on my system in any case.

Stop using Facebook products

WhatsApp is owned by Meta right?

Even if it exists, then it does not have to be good. Look at Microsoft Teams.

It's a web app, you don't really need a native application for it.

Meanwhile in the US and Canada: So, I'll just send an SMS, k?

Stop using that shit

"best i can do is a chromium only web app"

Facebook couldn't bother making a proper Android app for years. Now you want them to make Linux apps? The likelihood is small...

My MF smartwatch has WhatsApp but still no Linux version.

You shouldn't use this app in the first place. It had many data breaches and it copy everything from Telegram (maybe everyone copies, but I don't use other apps). I only mainly use Telegram and Matrix.

VIBER HAS A LINUX VERSION?!?!

also android is kinda linux

Discord on Linux kinda sucks, though. It's more resource demanding than the Windows version and I can't even stream with audio.

Why are we installing Whatsapp to begin with?

There are plenty of desktop wrappers available for the Web version. I don't use WhatsApp often but from my experience it seems fairly similar to the Windows desktop app

web.whatsapp.com works really well

edit: It does not do voice or video but I'm OK switching to my phone for those

Its proprietary so that's not a shock

Use it in matrix? Or Element One?

Wrappers are available as snaps/flatpaks

You forgot about Matrix clients (and servers).

Whatsapp has always been behind the curve. Took them way too long to allow gifs.

And I still using email

You can install an apps which basically display the WhatsApp webpage like an app, if you use flathub at least

Who uses WhatsApp anyway?

telegram GOAT