WhatsApp is back on Windows Phone with new features after being pulled from app store

Saqib Shah

June 2, 2014

After being absent for a couple of weeks, WhatsApp is now back on the Windows Phone Store and even includes a bunch of new features.

The Facebook-owned messaging app was pulled from the store by its developers after a lot of users reported having serious issues with update 3 for Windows Phone 8. The bugs included permanently disabled notifications and persistent errors.

The new features for the restored app include new chat backgrounds, better privacy settings and the ability to customise notification tones.

The popular messaging app’s return was announced on Twitter by Windows Phone’s head honcho Joe Belfiore. Follow the link in the tweet embedded below to grab WhatsApp for your Windows handset and restore order to the Universe.

WHATSAPP IS BACK! HAPPY WEEKEND! Grab from here: https://t.co/MhNwf46hZs

– joebelfiore (@joebelfiore) May 30, 2014

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Saqib Shah

Tech/gaming journalist for What Mobile magazine and website. Interests include film, digital media and foreign affairs.

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