If not able to stop using WhatsApp, how important is it to download it from the Play Store vs WhatsApp's website itself?

I’m a strong believer in centralized package management and automatic updates. So my recommendation would be: * If you have a Google Play account on your phone, use the PlayStore. * If not use Aurora Store without a Google Account. My reasons are simple. Even if not perfect, Google or the F-Droid-Team can do a much better job vetting and monitoring the apps and their developers, than I can. - There are too many apps and updates for to spend my personal time on keeping up with each and every project. I’d never install an app from a homepage, because I had to manually update the app or allow it to install updates (and therefor apps) on its own.