Back to Home11/19/2025, 9:53:44 AM

Ask HN: Why does a messaging app need so many updates?

truakon89

2 points

0 comments

Mood

thoughtful

Sentiment

negative

Category

tech

Key topics

messaging apps

software updates

mobile development

Like why are they making so many updates to a simple messaging application that eventually it leads to enshittification? WhatsApp desktop latest update has made it so much slow and consuming an intensive amount of RAM. What the Hell?

We had a good thing, You stupid son of a Bitch!

All you need to do was this: - Send and receive messages - Make and receive calls

That's it, no more other silly features like screen sharing, emojis, stickers, icons, status, no no NO! none of this load of crap is needed.

You don't even need that many developers to maintain this kind of app which is already working! only a handful are required for just maintenance.

The author questions the necessity of frequent updates for messaging apps, sparking a potential discussion on the reasons behind these updates.

Snapshot generated from the HN discussion

Discussion Activity

No activity data yet

We're still syncing comments from Hacker News.

Generating AI Summary...

Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns

Discussion (0 comments)

Discussion hasn't started yet.

ID: 45977713Type: storyLast synced: 11/19/2025, 12:36:03 PM

Want the full context?

Jump to the original sources

Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.

View on HN