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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 JUN 27, 2022 2:07 am PDT
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.”
Multi-device 2.
— 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.
WhatsApp Messenger on the App Store
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Description
WhatsApp from Meta is a FREE messaging and video calling app. It’s used by over 2B people in more than 180 countries. It’s simple, reliable, and private, so you can easily keep in touch with your friends and family. WhatsApp works across mobile and desktop even on slow connections, with no subscription fees*.
Private messaging across the world
Your personal messages and calls to friends and family are end-to-end encrypted.
No one outside of your chats, not even WhatsApp, can read or listen to them.
Simple and secure connections, right away
All you need is your phone number, no user names or logins. You can quickly view your contacts who are on WhatsApp and start messaging.
High quality voice and video calls
Make secure video and voice calls with up to 8 people for free*. Your calls work across mobile devices using your phone’s Internet service, even on slow connections.
Group chats to keep you in contact
Stay in touch with your friends and family. End-to-end encrypted group chats let you share messages, photos, videos and documents across mobile and desktop.
Stay connected in real time
Share your location with only those in your individual or group chat, and stop sharing at any time. Or record a voice message to connect quickly.
Share daily moments through Status
Status allows you to share text, photos, video and GIF updates that disappear after 24 hours.
You can choose to share status posts with all your contacts or just selected ones.
*Data charges may apply. Contact your provider for details.
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If you have any feedback or questions, please go to WhatsApp > Settings > Help > Contact Us
Version 23.1.75
• You can now create a chat with yourself for convenient reminders and note taking synchronized across devices. Tap ‘New chat’ and choose ‘Message yourself’ to get started.
• “Search by date” is now supported from within chat search. Tap ‘Search’ from contact or group info and select the ‘calendar’ icon to toggle to date picker.
• You can now control who can see when you’re online. Go to Settings > Privacy and select “Last seen & Online”.
• You can now use drag & drop to share images, videos and documents from other apps (eg.
Safari, Photos, Files) to WhatsApp chats.
• You can undo “delete for me” for a few seconds
These features will roll out over the coming weeks. Thanks for using WhatsApp!
Ratings and Reviews
11.3M Ratings
Couldn’t ask for a better app to communicate with loved ones
I absolutely adore this app. It keeps me connected with my friends and family at all times. The chat features are amazing. One of the features I love about WhatsApp is the saving a chat message which has the star icon. I use it all the time to save important and special sweet messages from my friends and family. WhatsApp even lets me look at all the saved messages in that conversation under the contact which I really appreciate. WhatsApp settings are very easy to get around with and with no problems. Another feature I love is the Preview feature.
When I’m going to a public place where I could possibly forget my phone somewhere and I don’t want my messages to be seen or in another case I want privacy I use that feature. I also like the customizable sound notifications for each contact. I absolutely am grateful for this app!
Never seen a more garbage communication app
Just to clarify I have been using WhatsApp for several years, if I had to guess it would be over 4 years, I have plenty of friends that use it and swear by it but I cannot fathom how frustrating it is to use sometimes. I came on here to express one thing and one thing only.
Many of my colleagues use this app to video chat and to send text. I have added many contacts using WhatsApp however when I try to send a message or call these new contacts i am left with only inviting them to use the app, rendering the app completely useless at times. Allow me to specify my problem.
Say for example I added a new phone number in my contacts list. I close the app to then open WhatsApp, I try to search for the new contact. I find the name, but when I try to send a message the only choice I have is to invite. This is mostly frustrating when I first add someone but I have contacts from a year ago that still need an invitation when they so clearly use the app on a daily basis. As long as this problem persists I don’t see myself using the app long term, if it wasn’t for this issue I would be ecstatic about the development. For now I’m disappointed and at a loss of words for how I would feel going forward.
Group management a painful flaw
Whatsapp is a wonderful app that I have used on a daily basis for years. but it has one abysmal defect. For years it has been difficult, if not impossible to easily list the groups that you are a member of. As a result, duplicate groups get made because people forget that a similar group had already been created in the past, and there is no easy way to quickly list and edit the groups you are member off.
There are hacks you can find on the internet to get around this problem, but for heavy users like me who belong to dozens of groups, this is a source of endless frustration. This last version finally offers a partial workaround, that is that in the new communities section you can pretend to create a new community and see in the process a list of the groups to which you have admin privileges. But this is just another work around, and it does not show you the groups that you are only a member of. For such a mature program to lack such a basic feature passes understanding. If this was 1.0 version of the software I’d give it 4 stars. But for a program that’s been on the market for years, this omission is inexcusable, especially considering that competing platforms allow you to manage groups with ease.
The developer, WhatsApp Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Financial Info
- Location
- Contact Info
- Contacts
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age.
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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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App Store: WhatsApp Messenger
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Description
WhatsApp from Meta is a free messaging and video calling application. It is used by over two billion people in more than 180 countries. It is simple and reliable, and communication in it is confidential. You can easily stay in touch with family and friends. WhatsApp works without a subscription fee* on mobile devices and computers, even with a weak internet connection. nine0011
Confidential Worldwide Messaging
Your private messages and calls to friends and family are end-to-end encrypted. Third parties, including WhatsApp, cannot read or listen to them.
Simple and secure connection - instantly
All you need is a phone number (no username needed).
You can quickly see the contacts who have WhatsApp and start a conversation.
High quality audio and video calls
Make free* audio and video calls. The number of participants can be up to 8 people. You can make calls even with slow mobile Internet. All you need is a mobile device.
Group chats for communication
Stay in touch with family and friends. Group chats are end-to-end encrypted. Using your mobile device or computer, you can exchange messages, photos, videos, and documents.
Stay connected in real time
Send your location to an individual or group chat. Stop showing it at any time. Or record a voice message to quickly convey information.
Share events via status
With the Status feature, you can share photos, videos, text and GIFs that disappear after 24 hours. You choose who will see the posts in the status: all contacts or individual people.
*Data charges may apply. Contact your operator for information.
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If you have any comments or questions, please go to WhatsApp > Settings > Help > Contact us.
Version 23.1.75
• Create a chat to correspond with yourself, where it is convenient to store notes and reminders that are synchronized between devices. Click "New Chat" and select the "Message to Self" chat.
• “Chat Search now supports search by date. Click "Search" in the contact or group details section and select the calendar icon to select the desired date. nine0190 • Now you can set in the settings who can see when you are online. Go to "Settings" > "Privacy" and select "Been" and "Online".
• You can now share images, videos, and documents from other applications (such as Safari, Photos, or Files) in WhatsApp chats with a simple drag and drop.
• "Delete from me" action can be undone within a few seconds.
These features will be available soon. Thank you for using WhatsApp! nine0011
Ratings and reviews
Ratings: 2.7 million
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1) Add a dark theme!
2) It would be cool if there was a display of who is “online” without entering the chat ...
3) Add a function to change messages so that it is fashionable to add or correct errors ...And so everything is fine)
Update the app nine0031
Add a feature to "edit" a sent message.
Bring back the "contacts" tab!
I give two stars for a completely stupid idea to remove the "contacts" tab and focus on statuses
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indicated that, in accordance with the application's privacy policy, data may be processed as described below. Detailed information is available in the developer's privacy policy. nine0011
Related with user data
The following data may be collected, which is related to the user's identity:
- Purchases
- financial information
- Geoposition nine0048
- Contact details
- Contacts
- User Content nine0048
- Identifiers
- Usage data
- Diagnostics nine0048
Sensitive data may be used differently depending on your age, features involved, or other factors.
