I’ve long given up complaining about WeChat’s long-standing issues like chat history storage and device login restrictions. But turning the Mac version from a mostly native app that followed macOS design guidelines into a Qt-based one is simply unacceptable.
This change makes an already clunky UI even less consistent with macOS, and the app’s size has become even more bloated. The “cross-platform” excuse doesn’t hold up — Tencent is a tech giant with more than enough resources to build proper native apps for each platform. Many other messaging services with massive user bases continue to do so.
As a product that holds a ‘near-monopoly’ status in messaging ecosystem, WeChat has a social responsibility to deliver a high-quality native experience.
