whatsdesktop whatsapp works with google chrome 49+

[OrlandoLuque]

Please succinctly describe your issue and steps to reproduce it.

I was yesterday using whatsdesktop. My chrome version is 80.

Steps to reproduce:

• boot today
• start WhatsDesktop. It show that there is a new whatsapp update
• click on whatsapp update

Expected result:

• it reloads and show whatsapp.

Obtained result:

WhatsDesktop 1.8.0
linux x64 4.19.0-8-amd64 <-- debian buster

[michaljenicek]

I have the same problem on Elementary OS, everything is up to date and up until recently the app worked just fine, now it shows the same message.

[panta82]

Electron probably needs to be updated

[Morzan4444]

I have the same problem on Debian everything is up to date and up until recently the app worked just fine, now it shows the same message

[sergiomb2]

my version WhatsDesktop 1.8.0, linux x64 5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64
yeah this morning the whatsdesktop show me the same message ..., I fix it with and starting all over again , scan the QR code etc ...

cd ~/.config/
rm -rf WhatsDesktop/

[sergiomb2]

To fix this, we just need delete one file (Network Persistent State), at least for me with my pull request applied

rm ~/.config/WhatsDesktop/Network\ Persistent\ State

[sergiomb2]

rm -rf ~/.config/WhatsDesktop/Service\ Worker/ seem to work , don't forget close session in your mobile also