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Using WhatsApp on the iPad

WhatsApp is on iPhone and opinion Android-smartphone installed, but sometimes you also want from the bigger one iPad be able to send messages. There are several ways to use WhatsApp on the iPad. We are even working on a separate iPad version of the chat app. What about exactly and what are the possibilities of WhatsApp on the iPad?

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The good news is that WhatsApp has been working on an iPad version since 2017. The bad news is that the app is not available yet. The fact that the app is still not here has to do with how WhatsApp is built. WhatsApp is linked to your telephone number and corresponding SIM card. Fortunately, there is a new system where you WhatsApp on multiple devices. Only once this new system is active will WhatsApp be off plan to release the iPad app. It is not yet known when that will be.

Unfortunately, WhatsApp cannot yet be downloaded as an official separate tablet app. Still, there are two ways to use WhatsApp on the iPad, namely by using the web version of WhatsApp and through third party apps.

Option 1. Use the web version of WhatsApp on the iPad

Of iOS version of WhatsApp is officially only for the iPhone available. Install the app on the iPad does not just happen. Fortunately, it is thanks WhatsApp Web still possible to use the chat service on an iPad.

1. Open Safari on the iPad.
2. Go to the WhatsApp webpage at this link. Make sure to open this link in Safari on the iPad. It’s best to read this tip on the iPad to get the right page right away.

3. Do you get the WhatsApp general webpage first? Then tap the share icon (square with the arrow up) and request the desktop site. If you immediately get the page with the QR code, you can skip this step.
4. Grab your iPhone and open WhatsApp.
5. In WhatsApp, go to Settings> WhatsApp Web / Desktop.
6. Aim the iPhonecamera on the iPad screen and scan the displayed QR code.
7. You are now logged in to WhatsApp on the iPad.

One thing to keep in mind: the iPad is not officially supported. Although you can have WhatsApp conversations through this trick, the interface does not always work optimally. You often have to tap several times to get something done, chats are weirdly pushed away when you open the keyboard and scrolling is not really optimal. But it does work: we can read and receive messages from the iPad in our tests. Also, reports may not arrive.

WhatsApp for iPad does require iPhone

By following the steps above, you can WhatsApp on the iPad. But: this is only possible if you also have an iPhone or another smartphone at home. The phone is the device on which you use WhatsApp by default. This basically forwards the chats to the iPad. Do you only have an iPad and no suitable phone with WhatsApp support? Then you can unfortunately not follow the steps above to get WhatsApp working on the iPad.

WhatsApp Web currently only works on the following mobile platforms:

• iPhone
• Android
• Windows Phone

Option 2: Use a third party app

Another way to get WhatsApp working on the iPad is to use an app made by an external party. The disadvantage of this solution is that these apps disappear just as quickly and in fact make use of the web version of WhatsApp. Often it also concerns paid apps, whose user experience is less good. For example, you get to see a lot of advertising banners.

Because the range changes quickly and apps quickly disappear again, we will not recommend specific apps here.

You can in the App Store search for WhatsApp on your iPad to see which third-party apps are available. Take a good look at the reviews and keep in mind that the app could stop working at any time.

Lake WhatsApp tips? Check our overview in which we list all WhatsApp tips and guides.