They are ruinning the whatsapp web interface

By Mert Ozer, 26 June, 2026

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macOS and Mac Apps

I was using the desktop app on my Mac, but then they broke it. Now, when you right-click or press VO+Shift+M on a message, most of the time it doesn't bring up the context menu, so I can't react to or reply to a message. The app has other issues as well.
So I switched to WhatsApp Web in Google Chrome. It worked great until a couple of weeks ago. Now, when you open the context menu, it shows the reactions menu first, and you have to press Escape once before you can access the other options like Reply, Forward, etc. The website is also just unnecessarily chatty with voiceover/hints. And you have to toggle cursor tracking on/off million times to be able to navigate between chats/messages proparly.
I'm Turkish, and even though I now live in the US, most of my friends and family use WhatsApp as their primary messaging app.
When is Meta going to fix this trash website? I'm so over it.
Have any of you found any workarounds? Thanks!

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By Maldalain on Friday, June 26, 2026 - 12:58

I am running through similar issues with the Desktop app, and when I turn VO off and then back on the issue is gone. So this is why I believe it is a VO issue.