Why would anyone care about it being uglier?

It’s WhatsApp. Ugly is their visual identity.

If they changed their app to resemble a neon citylight barely anyone would even notice, let alone complain.

I dont mind the web app as i dont have to install anything and i can sandbox it to my browser.

Edit: using ublock in whatsapp ;)

I’m just thinking now that the Mac is next.

I thought that as much as these companies preach about LLMs doing their coding, the cost of development would go down, no? So why does it need to reduce everything to a single code base to make it easier for developers?

The less Meta owned software installed, the better.

Does this mean they’ll finally be adding calls to the web version?

Good thing I don’t use it