WhatsApp Messenger Android apk free download

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross platform smartphone messenger. WhatsApp uses your 3G or WiFi (when available) to message with friends and family. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages.

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Version: 2.9.6984 updated
Platforms: Android
Categories: Internet & Communications
Upload date: 16 May 13
Developer: WhatsApp Inc.

What's New in This Release:

· bug fix for talkback accessibility
· bug fix for htc url links
· improvements to notification action buttons
· miscellaneous bug fixes, performance and translation improvements

What's New in 2.9.5297:

· raise group chat limit to 50 participants per group

What's New in 2.9.5127:

· bug and crash fixes

What's New in 2.9.4261:

· miscellaneous bug fixes, performance and translation improvements

What's New in 2.9.3847:

· update user interface to the latest Android look and feel
· ability to purchase 3 yr and 5 yr service at discount
· added support for Vietnamese
· many bug fixes and reliability improvements

What's New in 2.9.378:

· adopt google play in-app purchase for service extension
· miscellaneous bug fixes and localization improvements

What's New in 2.8.9108:

· Critical bug fix for Account Info screen

What's New in 2.8.7326:

· critical bug fix for connection issues
· miscellaneous bug fixes and crash fixes

What's New in 2.8.5732:

· critical bug fixes for Sony Ericsson devices
· media upload bug fix
· updated localization

What's New in 2.8.5310:

· improved emoji picker with expanded symbols
· miscellaneous bug fixes and localization improvements

What's New in 2.8.4771:

· group chat limit raised to 30 people.
· improvements and tweaks to Arabic presentation - Thanks Bichen!
· improvements to video recording and playback
· added Polish (Thanks Kasia!), Indonesian translations
· add "only when screen off" setting for notification popup
· many many bug fixes and improvements

What's New in 2.8.1504:

· Added search within conversation feature
· Increased the "large" font size to help with accessibility
· Add a Czech translation
· Add a default wallpaper
· Add a "long" vibrate setting to help with accessibility
· Settings screen overhaul and improvement
· Add a "recent" tab to the share contact picker
· lots of bug fixes and user interface improvements

What's New in 2.8.1504:

· add ability for group owner to remove a member from group
· display push name in group chat with unknown phone numbers
· major overhaul of Arabic look and feel
· crash fix for Jelly Bean / OS 4.1
· add ability to choose profile photo during verification
· miscellaneous bug fixes, translations (Basque!) and improvements

What's New in 2.7.950:

· Updated localizations across all languages. Brazil Portuguese re-instated
· Fixed contact ordering problem in WhatsApp Contacts screen while sharing
· Fixed contact photo missing in some instances
· Fixed "Enter Key is Send" on some handsets
· Bug fixes and improvements for Ice Cream Sandwich
· Bug fixes and improvements for Sony Ericsson devices
· Add support for South Sudan

What's New in 2.7.431:

· Added recent locations feature in group chat info
· Added localization for Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Greek
· Remove Send Logs in Settings. Please use Contact Us in the About menu
· Green avatar for individual contact, Blue avatar for group contact.
· Contact visibility settings and improvements especially with SIM contacts on LG phones.
· Many bug fixes and improvements

What's New in 2.6.8990:

· Minor localization fixes for Turkish, French, Italian
· Usability fix for "typing" notification
· Further improvement to message reliability and speed

What's New in 2.6.7814:

· Quick fixes for Hebrew.

What's New in 2.6.5320:

· fix Dutch localization of "Message from" in notification to include contact name

What's New in 2.6.5026:

· fix image alignment when viewing image

What's New in 2.6.4184:

· improvements to media gallery
· backup and restore improvements
· fix audio recorder problem on some devices
· improve phone number verification in certain countries

What's New in 2.6.3410:

· Fix: unable to share url introduced in 2.6.3383

What's New in 2.6.2642:

· Fix: conversation shortcut goes to conversation (broken in 2.6.2604)

What's New in 2.6.2200:

· New: outbound media now appears in the gallery
· Improve: offline / online behavior on Android 2.1; better connection in unusual network configurations
· Fix: crashing bugs on Android 2.3.3 and Android 3.0

What's New in 2.6.1871:

· New: Add ability to share and forward to a group
· Improve: notification playback during music playback, SMS and Voice verification.

What's New in 2.6.1567:

· Fix: image upload failing; misc crashes; notification ticker no longer contains message text