As I said, prior to the upgrade to a web app, the WhatsApp UWP app for a PC was perfectly accessible since Jaws includes scripts, once again, I don't know how it was/is with NVDA.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony Sweeney Sent: Friday, December 19, 2025 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Question about WhatsApp So what's the WhatsApp like, is that accessible? Tony On 19/12/2025 18:38, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Sorry, I have never used NVDA so no idea what is available. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony Sweeney Sent: Friday, December 19, 2025 10:36 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Question about WhatsApp Hi Sieghar, I had to reauthorize Whatsapp on my windows PC with a QR code and it indeed did change and is not as accessible as I had been used to. So what is this about the app, is that the way to go now to make it usefulable again? Also do you know if there any scripts for NVDA? Tony On 19/12/2025 18:28, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Keep in mind that WhatsApp on a Windows computer becomes more or less unusable if it updates to the latest version because WhatsApp decided to change it from being a UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app to a web app. Doug Lee has written Jaws scripts which reinstate much of the previous functionality, but you of course would have to know that and download them from www.dlee.org<http://www.dlee.org>. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 12:34 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: Question about WhatsApp This is off topic, but I can tell you that unless you alter this parameter, automatic updates are the default option in Windows. Either-way, make sure by following these steps: 1. Push windows key to open the start menu and type “store” in the search box. Now hit enter on Microsoft Store. 2. Once the store is open, tab until you hear the screen reader saying, “user profile,” and push down the space bar. 3. Now arrow down as many times as needed to reach the option that reads, “store settings,” and hit enter. 4. At this point, tab a few times to reach the option to verify automatic updates. Cheers, Leo Bado “We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” Archilochus. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rena Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 1:22 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Question about WhatsApp Hello, Is it possible to tell WhatsApp to update automatically? I have it in my iPhone and also in Windows. I found difficult to update it in Windows, and someone told me that he didn’t have to update it in Windows manually because WhatsApp updated automatically. But he didn’t remember how to do it. 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