How can i get whatsapp on my ipad
How To Get WhatsApp On iPad
How-To
While there is no WhatsApp app for iPad (yet), we explain a simple way to access and send WhatsApp messages on an iPad.
By Lewis Painter
Senior Staff Writer, Macworld
Macworld UK
WhatsApp is an incredibly popular iPhone app, connecting more than a billion active members around the world every day. It lets you send messages to friends, or groups of friends, over Wi-Fi or 4G/5G and make savings on your phone bill. (Of course, you may end up paying for data if you go over your limit, so don’t go crazy!)
The sad thing is that WhatsApp is only available for iPhone. There isn’t a version of the app for the iPad (or iPod touch).
But don’t despair. In this tutorial, we show you how to use WhatsApp on the iPad using WhatsApp Web. This service connects to the WhatsApp account on your iPhone (or Android device) and forwards the messages on to your iPad, allowing you to send and receive messages, pictures and videos. It’s not quite native WhatsApp on the iPad, but it’s the next best thing.
WhatsApp for iPad release date
While right now there is no version of Whatsapp on the iPad, there could be one coming. In August 2021 news emerged that a Whatsapp app for iPad is coming soon with a project to bring the messaging app to iPad (and Android tablets) in development.
Then in January 2022 WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart acknowledged in an interview that people had been asking for an iPad app for a long time. Cathcart revealed that much of the infrastructure to develop an iPad app is already in place, but he made no immediate promises.
Since then reports have emerged suggesting that WhatsApp for iPad will be released with multi-device support. WABetaInfo tweeted in May 2022 that: “Multi-device 2.0 will let people link an additional mobile phone or tablet (WhatsApp for iPad/Android tablet) to the same WhatsApp account in the future.”
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— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) May 27, 20220 will let people link an additional mobile phone or tablet (WhatsApp for iPad/Android tablet) to the same WhatsApp account in the future. pic.twitter.com/Vmv8QLFFxZ
Perhaps 2022 will be the year that Whatsapp comes to iPad, and for that matter Mac as well! Read our separate tutorial about how to use Whatsapp on a Mac.
How to get WhatsApp on iPad
Follow these steps to get WhatsApp on an iPad:
- Open Safari on your iPad and head to web.whatsapp.com. As long as you’re on iPadOS 13 or later, this will load the correct desktop version of WhatsApp Web automatically.
- Those on iOS 12 and earlier will be taken to the WhatsApp home page instead. To solve this, tap and hold the refresh button to the right of the website address. After a second or two, tap the option that appears saying ‘Load desktop site’.
- You’ll now see the familiar WhatsApp Web interface, complete with a QR code to pair with your iPhone.
Open the iPhone’s Settings, go to WhatsApp Web, and scan the code to pair the two devices. - The page should now load and display all your recent WhatsApp messages, along with any media or voice notes.
Be aware that there are a few limitations when using this workaround. Most importantly, unlike when the service is used on a Mac or PC, notifications from web browsers aren’t supported on iOS/iPadOS. You won’t be notified of new messages.
Apart from that and a few small bugs, however, the service is pretty easy to use and a great alternative for WhatsApp users keen to access the service on iPad.
WhatsApp Web is a free and easy way to access the WhatsApp service on your iPad. Although you won’t get notifications (as you would when using the service on Mac or PC), it’s a great way to easily access your messages on a tablet.
Moving from Android to iPhone and want to bring your WhatsApp messages with you? Read: How to move WhatsApp messages from Android to iPhone.
Author: Lewis Painter, Senior Staff Writer
Lewis Painter is a Senior Staff Writer at Tech Advisor. Our resident Apple expert, Lewis covers everything from iPhone to AirPods, plus a range of smartphones, tablets, laptops and gaming hardware. You'll also find him on the Tech Advisor YouTube channel.
How to get WhatsApp on your iPad
(Image credit: Luke Filipowicz / iMore)There are countless mobile messaging apps but WhatsApp remains one of the most popular. The app was launched in 2009 and later purchased by Meta/Facebook in 2014. WhatsApp currently has billions of active users all across the world and provides instant connection via text, audio, and video calls.
The app was initially mobile only but has since expanded to a browser-based web client and apps for both Mac and Windows computers.
Users can quickly and easily link their accounts across devices, which sync to their mobile phones.
However, it seems the company has forgotten some users. While there have been rumors and reports of an iPad app being in the works, there’s still no official app for Apple’s tablet. Luckily, there is still a way to get WhatsApp working on all of Apple's best iPads. It’ll just require a few extra steps. Keep reading to learn how it works.
1. Launch WhatsApp on your iPhone
2. Tap Settings, found at the bottom right of your screen
3. Tap Linked Devices
4. Tap Link a Device
(Image credit: Future)(Image credit: Future)You’ll now have the option to link other devices using a QR code. As of right now, this works for linking your account to WhatsApp Web and the official WhatsApp Mac and Windows applications. But as we mentioned, there is no official iPad app yet, so let’s continue with the workaround.
(Image credit: Future)Now, your iPad may pull the mobile version of the site, which is not what you want in this case.
You’ll need to request the web version of the page. To do this, keep following.
After scanning the QR code, you should now have access to your WhatsApp chats, contacts, and other features via Safari. Obviously, going through this process every time you want to use WhatsApp might be tedious so consider creating a bookmark for your Home Screen.
(Image credit: Future)You’ll then have the option to choose a name for your new bookmark. You can type in whatever you want, but it’s probably easier to just leave it as “WhatsApp” and you’ll see http://web.whatsapp.com/ as the target address.
12. Tap Add
13. Go back to your Home Screen, and you should now see the new icon/bookmark you created.
This isn’t ideal but it is currently the only way to get WhatsApp fully functional on your iPad. Well, until the company launches an official iPad app. But while there have been several rumors and even some official reports about the possibility of an upcoming WhatsApp app for iPad, there is no concrete release date.
However, it is worth noting that the higher-ups at the company are aware of the needs of its users. As previously reported by iMore, WhatsApp head Will Cathcart said, the company would "love to do it" but did not provide any additional details.
In the meantime, if you’re looking for a WhatsApp alternative, there are quite a few to choose from. Personally, iMessage meets all my messaging needs and syncs perfectly across all my Apple devices. But if you need more than iMessage offers, then consider Telegram, Signal, or even Skype.
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WhatsApp on iPad. How to install? (instruction, video)
It's no secret that in recent years, various services for communicating over the Internet, such as WhatsApp , Viber or iMessage are gaining immense popularity. Traditionally, the most requested "messenger" is WhatsApp, mainly due to its availability on all popular platforms for mobile devices.
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One of the advantages of WhatsApp is registration by phone number, but this also leads to difficulties using the service on the iPad.
In this article, we will show you how to bypass restrictions and start using WhatsApp on iPad.
How to install WhatsApp on iPad?
Probably the first problem iPad users have when installing WhatsAapp on iPad - No tablet version in the App Store. Moreover, unlike other programs available for the iPhone, the application cannot be found even when you turn on the display of programs only iPhone . If you try to install the program from your computer, iTunes will also give an error.
To get around all these obstacles, we will have to follow a few simple steps:
- Open iTunes on your Windows or Mac computer and transfer to section iTunes Store .
- In it, find the program itself WhatsApp and download it to your computer
After that, you will need to resort to the third-party program iFunBox (download here), which is available for both Windows and Mac.
This program is essentially a manager for iOS devices, similar to iTunes.
- Connect your iPad to your computer and make sure it is detected in iFunBox.
- Press key Install the application and use the search to find the installation file . ipa program WhatsApp, which was downloaded from iTunes Store.
- After successful completion of the procedure, the program WhatsApp will appear on the iPad screen.
However, it will still not be possible to use the program on the iPad, because at startup it will report that it is not designed to work on the tablet:
Now you will need an iPhone on which the program is either not installed or the program has been deleted whatsapp. Please note that after uninstalling WhatsApp from iPhone, subsequent installations cannot restore a copy of iCloud chat data. A standard window for number registration should appear on the phone.
After the application confirms your phone number and sends a message with a confirmation code via SMS, complete the setup and connect your iPhone to a computer running the iFunBox program.
- Go to section Applications and search for whatsapp .
- Copy the Documents and Library folders from iPhone to your Mac or Windows computer.
- Turn off iPhone.
Now reconnect your iPad to your computer and run the program iFunBox . In the same way, go to the WhatsApp program folder and upload the folders copied from the iPhone into it.
All that's left is to reload the app on the iPad and start using it. nine0011
Please note that WhatsApp will not work on both devices in parallel, messages will only arrive on the device on which WhatsApp was last used.
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How to get WhatsApp on iPad
WhatsApp is an incredibly popular iPhone app with over a billion daily active users around the world. It allows you to send messages to friends or groups of friends over Wi-Fi or 4G/5G and save on phone bills. (Of course, you may end up paying for data if you go over the limit, so don't go crazy!)
The sad thing is that WhatsApp is only available for iPhone.
There is no iPad (or iPod touch) version of the app.
But don't despair. In this guide, we will show you how to use WhatsApp on iPad using WhatsApp Web. This service connects to your WhatsApp account on your iPhone (or Android device) and forwards messages to your iPad, allowing you to send and receive messages, pictures, and videos. It's not exactly native WhatsApp on the iPad, but it's the best thing. nine0011
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Release date of WhatsApp for iPad
Although there is no version of Whatsapp for iPad now, it may appear. In August 2021, news broke that
WhatsApp app for iPad is coming soon with a project to bring the messaging app to iPad (and Android tablets) in the works.
Then in January 2022, WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart admitted in an interview that people have been asking for an iPad app for a long time. Cathcart said that most of the infrastructure for developing the iPad app already exists, but he hasn't made any immediate promises.
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Since then, there have been reports that WhatsApp for iPad will be released with support for multiple devices. In May 2022, WABetaInfo tweeted that: "Multi-device 2.0 will allow people in the future to link an additional mobile phone or tablet (WhatsApp for iPad/Android tablet) to the same WhatsApp account."
Multi-device 2.0 will allow people to link an additional mobile phone or tablet (WhatsApp for iPad/Android tablet) to the same WhatsApp account in the future. pic.twitter.com/Vmv8QLFFxZ
— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) May 27, 2022
Maybe 2022 will be the year Whatsapp comes to iPad and, for that matter, Mac! Read our separate guide on how to use Whatsapp on Mac.
How to get WhatsApp on iPad
Follow these steps to install WhatsApp on iPad:
- Open Safari on your iPad and go to web.whatsapp.com. If you're using iPadOS 13 or later, the correct desktop version of WhatsApp Web will automatically download.
nine0048 - Users of iOS 12 and earlier will be redirected to the WhatsApp homepage instead. To resolve this issue, press and hold the refresh button to the right of the website address. After a second or two, tap on the “Download Desktop Site” option that appears.
- You will now see the familiar WhatsApp web interface with a QR code to pair with your iPhone. Open your iPhone settings, go to WhatsApp Web and scan the code to pair the two devices. nine0048
- The page should now load and display all of your recent WhatsApp messages, as well as any multimedia or voice memos.
Be aware that there are a few limitations when using this workaround. Most importantly, unlike when the service is used on a Mac or PC, notifications from web browsers are not supported on iOS/iPadOS. You will not receive notifications of new messages.
However, apart from this and a few small bugs, the service is quite easy to use and is a great alternative for WhatsApp users who want to access the service on an iPad.
nine0011
WhatsApp Web is a free and easy way to access WhatsApp on your iPad. While you won't receive notifications (like you would when using the service on a Mac or PC), this is a great way to easily access your messages on your tablet.
Moving from Android to iPhone and want to keep your WhatsApp messages with you? Read. How to transfer WhatsApp messages from Android to iPhone.
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