The Meta-owned WhatsApp messaging software will provide a new Mac app in the future, rewritten in Catalyst to be faster and user-friendlier on macOS.
WhatsApp is rewriting its Electron-powered Mac app from scratch in Catalyst
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macOS Monterey 12.2 brings a fully native Music app on the Mac
Apple's Music app is being rebuilt as a fully native app in macOS Monterey 12.2 powered by AppKit, resulting in much snappier performance than the current Catalyst version.
Apple Pay support for Mac Catalyst apps is launching this fall
iPhone and iPad apps which have been ported over to the Mac using Apple's Catalyst framework will support the company's Apple Pay mobile payment solution with the release of iOS 14, iPadOS 14 and macOS 11.0 Big Sur in the fall.
Evidence that Apple plans to revitalize macOS Messages with a Catalyst version
New pieces of evidence that got uncovered this past weekend from an early build of the upcoming iOS 14 software update suggest that Apple might be planning a top to bottom overhaul for Messages on Mac, potentially solving a major feature-parity discrepancy between the iOS and maOS editions of the messaging software.