Important

This release contains fixes necessary for proper compatibility with WhatsApp Web v2.2240.7.

What's Changed

• updating forward documentation. by @NowDev in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1624
• fix: Error: Evaluation failed: TypeError: msg.chat.sendStarMsgs is not a function by @matricce in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1598
• Update User agent by @YehudaEi in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1470
• feat: [Updated] Loading screen listener with percent and message by @tonbotfy in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1563
• feat: Adding file size by bytes to MessageMedia by @PurpShell in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1273
• Fix: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'id') by @jeremyandes in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1604
• Feat: add message_reaction event by @wictornogueira in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1619
• feat: RemoteAuth Strategy by @jtourisNS in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1450
• Async buffer->BASE64 conversion by @jurajmatus in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1481
• Fixing remote auth optional depencies error by @tuyuribr3 in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1640
• Add "fromMe" option to fetchMessages by @roigreenberg in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1444
• Use getCommonGroups not contact by @shirser121 in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1623
• fix: EPERM: operation not permitted, rmdir => Windows & RemoteAuth compatibility by @jtourisNS in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1659
• Allow the deletion of others' messages by @soudblox in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1688
• fix: typescript compilation by @stefanfuchs in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1693
• Create pull_request_template by @tuyuribr in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1632
• fix: set ephemeral fields and get links from messages by @pedroslopez in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1752
• Update WhatsApp Web Version (2.2240.7) by @github-actions in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1592

New Contributors

• @NowDev made their first contribution in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1624
• @matricce made their first contribution in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1598
• @YehudaEi made their first contribution in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1470
• @tonbotfy made their first contribution in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1563
• @jeremyandes made their first contribution in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1604
• @tuyuribr3 made their first contribution in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1640
• @roigreenberg made their first contribution in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1444
• @soudblox made their first contribution in https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/1688

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/compare/v1.17.1...v1.18.0