WhatsApp Is Finally Available on IPad
Friends, the wait is over: WhatsApp is finally officially available on iPad.
WhatsApp launched as an iPhone app back in 2009. Seventeen years later, the app is still available on iPhone, as well as Android, Mac, and PC. But one platform it has never been available for is the iPad. Despite being the most popular mobile messaging app in the world (used by about a quarter of the world’s population) , Meta never bothered to bring WhatsApp to the world’s most popular tablet.
Today, that all changed . On Tuesday, May 27, Meta included an iPad app in the latest WhatsApp update (version 25.16.81). This came just a day after the company teased the app on X: The official WhatsApp account reposted user X saying there was supposed to be an iPad version of the app. WhatsApp didn’t say anything other than post a sideways-eye emoji, which clearly hinted that the app was on the way.
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From the App Store listing, it seems to be the standard WhatsApp experience you’d expect from, well, WhatsApp — just optimized for the iPad’s larger display. When viewing chats, you can see all conversations in a column on the left, with the active chat displayed in a larger column on the right. Your statuses will take up the entire screen, and video calls will let you fit multiple callers on one screen. (I imagine this will be a big improvement for people who frequently make group video calls in the iPhone app.)
You can download WhatsApp for iPad here .
Instagram May Also Get an iPad App
WhatsApp isn’t the only Meta app that needs an iPad version. Instagram has famously remained free on iPad for years, forcing users to download the iPhone version or rely on the web app to access Instagram on their tablets. However, the company is rumored to be working on its own iPad app for Instagram, though nothing is set in stone. This would be a big improvement for Instagram users who frequently browse on their iPads, but we’ll have to wait and see if the company actually pulls the trigger.