Chat software WhatsApp abandons Windows client based on Electron framework

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the clues of crucian carp snow fox to deliver! CTOnews.com, June 30 (Xinhua)-- chat software WhatsApp recently issued an announcement announcing that it has officially abandoned Electron-based clients in the Windows platform and forced users to communicate with the company's new native applications.

It is reported that as early as a month ago, WhatsApp displayed a deprecation countdown on the client home page. While some users have expressed dissatisfaction with the company's mandatory rapid migration of apps and the lack of features of new native apps, such as directory management and quick response, WhatsApp is so strong that users can no longer use Electron WhatsApp normally.

▲ drawing Source WhatsApp Application Interface when a user opens the Electron version of WhatsApp on Windows, the user will receive a message that "this version has expired" and jump to the download page of the original WhatsApp.

CTOnews.com Note: the Electron framework allows developers to use Web technology to create cross-platform desktop applications by developing a single code base across different operating systems such as Windows and macOS, thus sharing a set of code in different operating systems. But also because the design is a general system, applications developed using the Electron framework are significantly larger, less efficient, and more likely to "turn into shit" in the long run.