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WhatsApp on Apple Watch explained: How to send and receive messages
Getting WhatsApp notifications on your Apple Watch is a great way of staying connected – and can help you become less attached to your smartphone.
It's important to understand that there's no official WhatsApp app for the Apple Watch. However, it is possible to receive notifications and reply to messages straight from the wrist, thanks to built-in integrations.
With WhatsApp on Apple Watch you can:
- Read notifications
- Reply to messages
However, you cannot (as standard):
- Browse received messages
- Initiate a conversation with a contact
- See multimedia, such as pictures or videos
Learn how to use WhatsApp on the Apple Watch by following our guide below, where we'll provide the key steps on setting up WhatsApp notifications and a very cool workaround to get you sending messages from the wrist.
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Get WhatsApp notifications on Apple Watch
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If you're going through standard, official channels, you can receive notifications and reply from the Apple Watch.
However, you will need to ensure notifications are turned on first in order to have them mirrored to your phone.
1. On your iPhone, go to the Watch app.
2. From the My Watch tab, tap Notifications.
3. Scroll down to WhatsApp and ensure the switch is turned green. You'll see the option to mirror iPhone alerts to bring those WhatsApp alerts to your wrist.
Once notifications are turned on, you'll notice that your wrist buzzes whenever a message is sent.
And you can send messages on WhatsApp through the Apple Watch?
That is a lot easier now thanks to the QWERTY keyboard announced with the Apple Watch Series 7 (and found on Series 8/Ultra).
First up, you can pick from a list of simple options to reply, such as, 'Hello', 'What's up?', 'OK' or 'On my way'.
What's more, you can record a custom reply via voice recognition and send that straight back to the recipient.
And if that's not enough you can even type out your response on the keyboard. It's tiny but quite intuitive.
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1. Go to the received WhatsApp message notification on the Apple Watch
2. Tap Reply
3. Scroll down and choose one of the custom responses
4. If you want to craft your own reply, you can hit the microphone and record your message.
Send WhatsApp Messages from Apple Watch
Fabian Heuwieser
At the top of this article, we said that (as standard) you couldn't send WhatsApp messages from your Apple Watch. But there is a workaround.
The tip came from Fabian Heuwieser, who specializes in using the Apple Shortcuts app. He's created a shortcut, that enables you to send a WhatsApp Message from the wrist, even if you're using LTE.
To get started just head to his blog and download the pre-written Shortcut, which will automatically be added to your Apple Watch.
There are two Shortcuts, one that opens your contacts (which we found fiddly to choose a recipient) and a second that enables you to pre-set some favorites. We explain how below.
To set up WhatsApp shortcuts:
1. Download the Shortcuts using the link above.
2. Head to the Shortcuts app on iPhone
3. Choose the Template option and tap the button to edit
4. Rename the first contact
5. Now scroll down below to the entry. It will say "Send [Text] to [X]. Tap this last entry.
6. Choose a contact. Repeat for other entries.
To send a WhatsApp message:
1. Head to the Shortcuts app
2. Run the Shortcut
3. Choose a contact
4. Write your message (we prefer to use Siri in this instance
5. Press send.
WhatsApp alternative app
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As we alluded to up top, there's no official WhatsApp app available for the Apple Watch. However, that doesn't mean there aren't third-party alternatives to choose from within the Apple Watch App Store.
It's worth noting that there's many to choose from, both free and paid-for, and it can be difficult to work out which third-party WhatsApp solutions are the most effective and reliable in providing a fuller experience.
In our experience, WatchChat 2 (which costs $2.99/£2.99) is probably the pick of the bunch, at least for now.
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Not only does it let you view and send messages in all your existing chats, as well as dictation and Scribble, watch videos, and view stickers, but it's also fairly simple to get started. Here's how:
1. On your iPhone, go to the Watch app and tap on the App Store.
2. In the search box, type in 'WatchChat 2', then download the app to your Apple Watch.
3. Once downloaded, open the app on your Apple Watch.
4. Then, head to WhatsApp on your iPhone, before going to Settings > WhatsApp Web > Scan QR code.
5. Scan the QR code that appears on the Apple Watch.
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A WhatsApp on Apple Watch app may still be a dream, but you can still receive message notifications and dictate replies - we show you how
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WhatsApp on Apple Watch? "Yes please," we hear you shout! And yet, alas, there seems to be no sign of Meta designing and launching a WhatsApp app for Apple Watch any time soon. Which, as far as we're concerned, is totally perplexing, given that WhatsApp is the world’s most popular messaging service, with an estimated 2 billion global users.
Fear not, WhatsApp and Apple Watch lovers! Despite the lack of an official app, if you have any of the best Apple Watch offerings out there, you can still use WhatsApp, albeit in a limited capacity compared to the experience on your iPhone.
The good news is that you can receive notifications, so you don't need to worry about missing any important messages if you're out and about without your phone. You'll also be able to reply using voice dictation or choose from a selection of pre-written replies. What you can't do is view media, so if someone has sent you a photo or video, you're out of luck on that front.
For those of you just dying to figure out how to make the most of WhatsApp on Apple Watch, read on to find out everything you need to know, including how to reply to messages and which third-party WhatsApp apps work on Apple Watch.
How to get WhatsApp notifications on your Apple Watch
Although there isn’t an official WhatsApp Apple Watch app, the service does support some of Apple’s notifications functionality – so if you have the app installed on your iPhone, you can get its notifications on your Apple Watch too.
To do that, you’ll need to enable notifications on your iPhone by going into Settings > Notifications > WhatsApp and choosing your notification settings. You want to switch on Show In Notification Centre and Show in Lock Screen.
Once you’ve done that, the next step is to go into the Watch app on your iPhone and tap on Notifications. Scroll down to the Mirror Alerts From section and you should see WhatsApp right at the bottom. Make sure its toggle switch is on (it’ll be green if it is).
You should now receive WhatsApp notifications on your Apple Watch.
(Image credit: WhatsApp)If you’re using Notifications, tap Reply on your incoming notification and your Watch will give you a selection of pre-defined replies such as “Hello”, “What’s up?”, “On my way” or “OK”.
But you can also tap on the empty Reply field to add your own custom response, which you can enter via Scribble text input or Siri dictation. There’s also a button for those all-important emoji.
What third party WhatsApp apps work on Apple Watch?
(Image credit: WhatsApp)There are quite a few, although the reviews suggest that what delights one WhatsApp user may not delight another. Some of the best known include Chatify, WhatsUp and WatchChat; our current favorite is WatchChat 2, which is free with a $2.99 in-app purchase to unlock its full functionality.
The app has been around for four years now and has maintained a pretty consistent four and a half stars out of five in the App Store. Setup is simple: simply scan a QR code and then you’ll be able to access not just messages but group chats, videos, HD pictures, stickers and voice messages.
Here’s how to install WatchChat 2 on your Apple Watch.
1 On your Apple Watch, press the Digital Crown to go into the Apps view and open up the App Store
2 Search for WatchChat 2
3 Tap on Get
4 Enter your passcode. If you haven’t set one, your watch will ask you to set one before you can continue
5 When the app has installed, it’ll open and after a while, it’ll display a QR code.
6 Open WhatsApp on your iPhone, go into Settings and tap on the QR code icon to the right of your profile picture
7 Scan the QR code with your phone to link your Apple Watch to WhatsApp
You can now use WatchChat to access all your WhatsApp chats, including group chats, on your Apple Watch. If you long-press on a message you can access the settings screen to adjust audio volume, change font sizes and switch between country-specific keyboards.
(Image credit: WhatsApp)It’s important to note that third party developers can’t predict what changes Meta might make to the core WhatsApp app, so features you rely on today may not be available tomorrow.
That means it’s important to choose an app that’s updated regularly: if you don’t, you might find that your app becomes less useful over time. That’s another reason we rate WatchChat 2: it’s been updated more than twenty times in 2021 so far.
(Image credit: WhatsApp)FAQs
Is there going to be a WhatsApp Apple Watch app?
To the best of our knowledge, an official WhatsApp on Apple Watch app isn’t coming any time soon. Or maybe ever.
Why isn’t there an Apple Watch app for WhatsApp?
At first glance it seems like a no-brainer: of course Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook and the owner of WhatsApp, would want to have the world’s most popular chat service on the world’s most popular smartwatch. But there are several reasons why Meta probably won’t make a WhatsApp app soon, or ever.
The first is that WhatsApp probably doesn’t need a smartwatch app: it’s done pretty well without one, after all, coming second only to Facebook and YouTube in the most popular social networks worldwide. It’s likely that Facebook, as it was still called when it acquired WhatsApp, considered the cost and decided it wasn’t worth it.
The second and more important reason is that Facebook wants to have a single unified infrastructure for its messaging apps.
Why is WhatsApp joining Facebook Messenger and Instagram?
In 2020, Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to integrate Messenger, Instagram Direct and WhatsApp into a single, unified messaging system.
Part of the reason was to make it easier to find chats: as Instagram’s CO and Messenger’s Vice President said in a statement, “one out of three people sometimes find it difficult to remember where to find a certain conversation thread. With this update, it will be even easier to stay connected without thinking about which app to use to reach your friends and family.”
If you’re feeling cynical you might note that a single, unified, encrypted system would give Meta complete deniability across all its messaging systems: if it can’t see what people are doing, it can’t be held responsible for or made to moderate any of it. And with anti-trust investigations possibly leading to a break-up of Meta, joining all the services together might ensure their continued existence despite regulators’ best efforts to break Facebook’s near-monopoly in social networking and messaging.
It also appears that Meta would rather you had WhatsApp in your face than on your wrist: in its recent keynote about the Metaverse, Meta showed off a kind of WhatsApp 3D that put chats in virtual reality.
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How to Install Whatsapp on Apple Watch Se?
On an iPhone, open the application iWatch , in the menu that opens, you need to select a program from the list, to do this, click "Search" or "Selection". Click on the whatsapp image and wait for the download to complete. Sometimes you need to enter a personal ID to install whatsapp on apple watch .
How to install WhatsApp on Apple Watch SE?
How to install WhatsApp on iWatch
- The iWatch app is standard on all iPhones from version 6 onwards.
- Once you figured out how to download this app, open iWatch on your iPhone.
- Inside, open the search or select the "Selection" section.
- Search WhatsApp and click on it to download.
How to watch WhatsApp on Apple watch?
- In the WhatsApp menu, go to (Settings) > (Linked Devices / WhatsApp Web) > (Device Linking). - Scan the QR code that will appear on your Apple Watch in 10-30 seconds.
How do I reply to WhatsApp on Apple Watch?
Reply to messages from the wrist
- Jump to a received WhatsApp message on Apple Watch;
- Press "Reply";
- Scroll down and select one of the custom responses;
- If there is a need to create your own response, in addition to the templates present, you can click on the microphone icon and record your message.
How to install WhatsApp on my watch?
Open the "My" item on your smartphone, go to the "Programs" tab. Next, select WhatsApp and confirm permission to install the messenger. In the My watch application, you should allow the forwarding of WhatsApp functions to smart watches. Installation takes some time, you need to wait for it to finish.
How to add VK to Apple Watch SE?
Select the Apple Watch icon on the iPhone desktop and open it. There, find the "My Watch" subsection, where a list of installed applications will be provided. Among them, select VK and activate using the Show App on Apple Watch button (it should turn green).
Why is there no Instagram on Apple Watch?
Instagram has dropped support for the Apple Watch. Now from "apple" devices the application is available only on iPhone, iPad and Mac. As the iPhoneAddict portal clarifies, the application will disappear from the Apple Watch after users update to the latest version, released on April 2.
How do I get notifications on my watch?
System notifications
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap Apps & notifications Notifications.
- Select Application Notifications.
- Find and select the desired application.
- Make sure notifications are enabled.
How do I reply to Apple Watch 3 messages?
How to reply to an email on Apple Watch Scroll to the bottom of an email in the Mail app and tap Reply. If there are multiple recipients, tap Reply All. Tap Add Message, then do one of the following: Smart answer.
How do I set up quick replies on Apple Watch whatsapp?
To edit your message and email reply list:
- Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone.
- Select the section - "Messages" or "Mail"
- Go to the item "Default answers"
- Touch the desired item and enter the desired text.
How to install the application on a Chinese smart watch?
Here's how to do it:
- If the clock screen is off, tap it.
- Access the application list by pressing the power button.
- Scroll down the screen and select Play Store.
- Scroll down again to the Apps on phone section.
- To download the desired application, click "Install".
How to install WhatsApp on Galaxy Watch 4?
Galaxy Watch 4
- Open the GALAXY WEARABLE APP.
- GO TO WATCH SETTINGS
- NOTIFICATION DISPLAY
- OPEN THE SECTION "SHOW NOTIFICATIONS ON THE WATCH"
- SET "SHOW ALERTS EVEN WHEN USING THE PHONE"
- LOOKING FOR AND ACTIVATE » WHATSAPP «
How to install WhatsApp on Samsung Watch?
How to install WhatsApp on Galaxy Watch?
- Sign in to the Galaxy Watch app on your mobile device, scroll down to Settings, and go to Notifications.
- Activate messages from WhatsApp.
- Check for notifications on the page.
- Then go to the "Settings" menu on your phone.
How to install WhatsApp on Apple Watch - instructions for setting up notifications
Contents:
- How to install WhatsApp on Apple Watch
- Superficial, using messages
- Full, using the app
- How to 9013 WhatsApp features01 on Apple Watch set up WhatsApp on Apple Watch
- What to do if WhatsApp notifications do not come on Apple Watch
- How to turn on WhatsApp notifications on Apple Watch
- How to turn off WhatsApp sound notifications on Apple Watch
The mass distribution of the popular messenger invariably raises questions about how to install WhatsApp on Apple Watch. For some users, the application refuses to carry out messages and calls, for others, the initial download made it possible to use all the functionality in full. To solve problems with the performance of the program, you need to take several steps without deviating from the instructions.
How to install WhatsApp on Apple Watch
The developers offer two installation methods.
Surface, via messages
The option allows you to receive alerts on the chronometer, which would appear on a smartphone. For normal functionality, the gadget must be on the owner's wrist, and the display on the smartphone is locked. Otherwise, all notifications are automatically sent to iPhone.
How to install WhatsApp on Apple Watch
You can use the special Watch application, which is located on the first desktop screen by default, to set the clock. If the shortcut is missing, you can download it from the App Store and install it. It is also necessary to pair the smartphone and the watch (if the procedure has not been performed before). The last stage is the transition to the "Notifications" block through the "My Electric Clock" tab and the transfer of the WhatsApp slider to the active state.
Important! Setting up is not possible if the messenger is not installed on the phone.
When using this option, the user can read messages (the display will show the subscriber, the content of the notification and images) or respond to them using ready-made phrases, emoticons. Also, the developers have provided the possibility of voice dialing the answer.
Full-fledged, through the application
How to install WotSap on Apple Watch using the second method? Keep in mind that the previous method is almost perfect, but develops much more slowly than the official version of WhatsApp for Apple Watch OS. You can install it by launching the Watch program. Then you need to go to the "My electric clock" block (this menu item opens after creating a pair) and select the "Available programs" subsection. Near the version of "WhatsApp", click on the "Install" button and wait for the procedure to complete.
Important! If the messenger is not found during the specified actions, then the problem is that it is not installed on the smartphone.
After the procedure is completed, the user will be able to receive messages about incoming calls, answer them, use ready-made templates for correspondence and send emoticons. Additional advantages of use include:
- access to old correspondence;
- the ability to change personal information;
- security enhancement - optional;
- synchronizing with accounts for a personal computer and smartphone.
At the request of the user, the sound accompaniment of messages can be changed. It can be selected from the installed directory or taken from the internal memory of the device.
Whatsapp application
Whatsapp features on Apple Watch
The program is a multifunctional text messenger that supports voice calls and allows subscribers to exchange entertainment content with each other (real time).
Installing and uninstalling Whatsapp for iPad and iPhone
Initially, device developers assumed that communication with family and friends would be supported by cellular and personal computers. But recently, following the requests of the owners of "apple" gadgets, the range of supported devices has expanded and the Apple chronometer operating system has been added to the registry.
Whatsapp on Apple Watch is similar to the application for laptops and smartphones. With it, the user can:
- save chat history;
- forward message;
- edit your contact book;
- set any melody for notification;
- set up a banner or activate vibration.
Important! The chronometer functionality allows you to use the voice dialing option. Information is displayed on the display in a graphical form. This approach speeds up the messaging process and does not require manual text entry.
The only disadvantage of the device, some users consider the inability to call the subscriber. The messenger (when using a gadget) should be perceived as a secondary, and not the main client.
Voice message
How to set up WhatsApp on Apple Watch
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The procedure is not complicated. If it is done correctly, the messenger works without failures. The first step is to download WhatsApp to your cell phone, the second is to connect to the chronometer. Regardless of the model, the gadget is configured as follows:
- In the main menu of the smartphone, you should find the label "What-sapp" or "Watch" - the application is obviously built in by the developers. If the icon is not found, then you need to go to the online store and download it.
- After opening the utility, you need to find the Vatsap program in the context menu - this is the only way to connect it to the chronometer.
- After downloading, its shortcut will automatically appear on the desktop of the chronometer.
Important ! There is no official client for Apple Watch Series 5, the standard version cannot be installed on it. The user can use third-party clients, which can be added by downloading from individual sites.
Watch settings menu
What to do if WhatsApp notifications do not appear on Apple Watch
How to reset Apple Watch to factory settings
two gadgets. If there is a separation of the smartphone and the device, then the information will only be sent to the phone. To check the activity, you need to turn on the device (by swiping up on the display) and try to find the corresponding shortcut in the Control Center. If the connection is working, then you need to change the mode in which the chronometer operates.
Why messages do not come to the clock
Most users find a way to normalize the utility and get rid of constantly missed notifications. If the procedure for finding and correcting the causes of problems is carried out correctly, the messenger will begin to inform its owner about incoming SMS and calls in a timely manner, even if you switch it to silent mode.
How to turn on WhatsApp notifications on Apple Watch
How to install WhatsApp on Apple Watch and manage messages? The correct operation of the application directly depends on the initial or initial settings of the gadget. By default, the entire reminder system is configured according to the notification parameters of the smartphone itself. Before starting the adjustment, you must enable them on your iPhone.
Messages from internal programs can be configured on the AppleWatch. To perform the operation, you need:
- Launch the application on the device.
- Go to the "My electric clock" subsection and move to "Notifications".
- Select the appropriate partition. To duplicate the parameters of a smartphone, click on "iPhone Repeat", for other options, the "Adjust" block is suitable.
Adjustment allows you to disable messages from third-party programs. To do this, select a specific item and add the utility to the list of exceptions (by stopping the selected option). Many users like to customize the program more carefully: with the regulation of each application individually. The "Customs" block provides access to an additional user menu.
Setting up notifications
The Activity application displays a huge number of records for any of the scheduled events, tasks set and the progress achieved by the owner. At the time of debugging, the user himself can select the registry, in which some notifications will be activated, and unnecessary ones will be turned off.
The calendar will remind you of planned events and holidays (previously indicated in it), and e-mail will remind you of letters received in the mailbox. Experts remind that system notifications from a smartphone cannot be systematized: they can be turned off or left active.
Important! In the "Messages" section, you can change the signal of received SMS, the frequency of sending them to the device, and many other options.
How to turn off WhatsApp sound notifications on Apple Watch
To turn off the sound when messages arrive, follow these steps:
- Open the desired application on your smartphone.
- Move from the main menu to the "Sounds and haptic feedback" block.
- Adjust the slider of the "Volume" subsection to the desired level - above or below the middle (you can listen to the result and choose the ideal option).
- If necessary, activate the vibration signal functionality (more often used when you are at school, work or in one of the public places).
Sound settings
To do the opposite, just drag the slider in the "Volume" section to the right.
Tactile signal strength
In order not to wonder why and how long important news and notifications will not be displayed, it is enough to search for the causes of gadget malfunctions.