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I bought an iPad so that I could have an entree into the Apple/ios environment. Everything else for me is Windows, Chrome, Google and Android. But WhatsApp is a key part of my work. I can’t find an app for WhatsApp on iOS - is it not usable on iPad?
iPad mini 6, iPadOS 16
This is extraordinary. Most of my communicants use Whatsapp. I haven't asked them if they use ipad, but I think some/lots of them use iphone. Does iphone support whatsapp? Certainly my android tablet has whatsapp. Being peremptorily told by apple forums to 'google whatsapp' diminishes my confidence in ios. This is the first ios device I've had. I'm getting the vibe that I'm too stupid to use ipad.
GaelUS wrote:
I have sms and phone on my iPad, but no whatsApp.
Meta, in their wisdom, have chosen not to provide WhatsApp for iPad. Contact WhatsApp support and tell them you want it.
“No iPad is capable of receiving SMS messages. “
Well that ain’t right. I have a 2020 iPad Air 3, wifi only, and I use it for sms to my phone contacts most days - it’s easier to type on the bigger device
Ask WhatsApp why they have not released a version for iPad?
It is the developer's choice what devices and what OS they
will support.
You may wish to start with this link:
Apple has no restrictions. Meta owns WhatsApp. It is 100% their decision over whether WhatsApp is available on any specific platform. As they make no money from WhatsApp perhaps they believe it’s not worth the investment. But they are the ones you have to contact; no one in this user-to-user forum can make it happen, and Apple can’t make it happen.
I don’t think that this is a satisfying or even smart answer, relating the iPad’s ability to have a Whatsapp connnected to an SMS or call issue. Other devices not having SMS such as Mac, Macbook, and other android tabs, do have Whatsapp available. Once Apple opens this Whatsapp on iPad, I believe more users would move to Apple ecosystem.
kong174 wrote:
WhatsApp for my iPad
Meta, in their wisdom, have chosen not to provide WhatsApp for iPad. Contact WhatsApp support and tell them you want it.
ariz121 wrote:
Pls l want WhatsApp
Meta, in their wisdom, have chosen not to provide WhatsApp for iPad. Contact WhatsApp support and tell them you want it.
Just purchased a second hand iPad Pro for study purposes but still have my old galaxy pad, thought it will be a good idea to get used to apple products, but a lot of apps are missing. Mainly WhatsApp which is my main app for conversations and web version is sluggish and is not able to take calls also. Regretting the decision.
Sunnyintoronto123 wrote:
when sitting on desk, i need WhatsApp App in iPad with iPhone (same Apple account) for not only more chats on screen and ergonomics of iPad. iPad improved my posture issue of a smartphone; less wrist problem due to less scrolling.
Tell WhatsApp. They are the only ones who can do anything about it.
The WhatApp developers have not released an App compatible with iPad - the App being currently limited to iPhone.
Whilst the App is not yet available for iPad - you should be able to access the service using a web browser:
Christamber wrote:
I hope the Apple developers would actually look into adding WhatsApp for iPad especially sometimes when you forget to bring your phone along with you like on a vacation
Until Apple buys Meta, the company that owns WhatsApp, there is no way that can happen.
Apple has no control over what 3rd party providers support or don’t support with their apps. As the strength of WhatsApp is its end-to-end encryption that may limit support on other devices for security reasons. Although it IS available for MacOS.
To the best of my knowledge WhatsApp has never been made available by Meta for iPad. There are some 3rd party apps that claim to integrate with WhatsApp on iPad, but it’s likely that they don’t support the full end-to-end encryption built into WhatsApp.
SMS uses the cellular voice channel. iPads, even cellular models, do not support the cellular voice channel, only cellular data. So it is impossible for an iPad to support SMS.
Meta, if they chose to, could support WhatsApp on iPads, the same way way do on computers.
No, it is 100% because Meta either doesn’t want to provide it for iPad, or they are working on it and haven’t released it yet.
But keep in mind that you must have it on an iPhone before you can add it to other devices.
Is WhatsApp supported on iPad?
