After years of waiting, the time has finally come: WhatsApp has released an official, native app for the iPad. For the first time, iPad users can use WhatsApp directly via a specially designed application, without being dependent on the browser version.
A native app is an application that has been specifically developed for a certain operating system, in this case iPados, and that you download via the App Store. Native apps optimally use the possibilities of the device, such as the camera, GPS and push notifications. All messages are synchronized so that your messages are the same on your iPhone, iPad and Mac.
WhatsApp for iPad
WhatsApp users had been asked for an iPad app for years. So far, Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, did not offer native iPad versions of its social apps. Only after a long test phase and a lot of feedback from users, the app has now been officially made available in the App Store. In the past you could use WhatsApp web on the iPad, but you often had to log in again.
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Optimized for tablet screen
WhatsApp is completely optimized for the iPad. This means that you can use the full app on your beloved tablet and also find all iPhone functions on the iPad.
The iPad app offers almost all functionalities that users know of the iPhone version, such as chat, group discussions, audio and video calls up to 32 people, share the screen and the use of both the front and rear camera.
Main functions:
- The app makes optimal use of the larger screen of the iPad with a well -arranged two -column layout: Chats Left, the active conversation on the right
- Full support for iPados multitasking, including Split View, Slide Over, Stage Manager and Picture in Picture (image in the picture). This allows users to use WhatsApp in addition to other apps and efficient multitasking
- The app works together with accessories such as the Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil
- Synchronization of messages, calls and media with other devices is retained, including end-to-end encryption for privacy
Link WhatsApp account to iPad
- Download the WhatsApp app for iPad
- Tap ‘go on’
- Open WhatsApp on your iPhone
- Go to ‘Settings’
- Choose ‘coupled devices’
- Tap ‘torque device’
- Scan the QR code
- Follow the steps on the screen
Business users have to wait
For business users there is no separate WhatsApp Business app for the iPad. The expectation is that Meta may also take steps in the future and bring this app to the iPad. For the time being there is no clarity about that. The WhatsApp Business app is also used by users with two ESIM numbers, then you can use two songs with WhatsApp.
WhatsApp Business is a free app with which companies can communicate easily and professionally with customers via a business profile, automatic messages and useful functions such as labels and product catalogs. The app helps companies to answer customer questions faster, present products and organize their communication.