

#WHATSAPP FOR IPAD 2020 ANDROID#
WhatsApp has become one of the most popular messaging apps in the world, not least because it works the same way on Android and iOS devices: regardless of the type of smartphone used, they all get more or less the same experience inside the Whatsapp interface. Many users are hoping that his enthusiasm for getting the app in the right form for Apple’s tablets will translate into an actual product sooner rather than later.Īnalysis: WhatsApp for iPad is harder than you think We’ve been here before: Back in June, Cathcart also said it’d like to bring WhatsApp to the iPad, and we’re still waiting. “It would be really important for a tablet app, to be able to use the app even if your phone isn’t on. “We’ve done a lot of work on the technology to support multiple devices,” Cathcart says. to upload messages to the WhatsApp web portal. Multi-device supportĪs Cathcart points out, WhatsApp engineers have recently been busy updating the encrypted messaging app so it can work independently on multiple devices – you no longer need to have your phone on and connected to the internet. While Cathcart didn’t go so far as to confirm that a tablet-specific app was coming, or hint at a possible launch date, confirmation that he and his team are keen to make WhatsApp for iPad a reality is encouraging news. In an interview with The Verge, WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart acknowledged that “people have wanted an iPad app for a long time” before going on to say that “we’d love to do that” – so do what you want with it. Rumors of WhatsApp making its way to the iPad have been circulating for several years, but it looks like there could be signs of light at the end of the tunnel for those hoping to see the instant messaging app appear on iPad tablets.
