Long-Awaited iPad App Reportedly in the Works

May 27, 2025, 9:34 am | Read time: 2 minutes

WhatsApp is arguably the world’s most popular messaging app, but it has yet to offer a dedicated tablet application. However, it now appears that a WhatsApp app for the iPad is finally on the horizon.

Nowadays, nearly every technical device should be capable of almost anything. Whether it’s a smartphone or a laptop, everything is internet-enabled and interconnected. Therefore, ways for constant communication should not be missing. Until now, there was no dedicated WhatsApp app for the iPad, despite the Apple tablets being very popular worldwide. However, the wait might finally be over.

Meta Hints at Dedicated WhatsApp App for iPad

Meta counts billions of WhatsApp users worldwide. Undoubtedly, the application reaches numerous people, but iPad owners have been left out officially until now. There are workarounds to install WhatsApp on the iPad. However, a native and optimized app has been missing.

This seems to bother affected users. On X (formerly Twitter), a user wrote: “They should add WhatsApp to the iPad.” The operators of the official WhatsApp account saw this and responded—with an emoji that simply has two eyes peering attentively at something:

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WhatsApp for iPad Likely Official Soon

Meta hasn’t revealed much more in this way. However, since it is the official channel, the reaction can be understood as the company at least keeping an eye on the topic. In fact, there is already a dedicated WhatsApp app for the iPad.

However, it has been in beta testing for years and is therefore not yet available to the general public. Meta’s recent reaction to the X post could now mean that the testing phase is nearing its end and the iPad app will finally be rolled out to everyone very soon.

How the Internet Reacts

Under the X post from WhatsApp, there are already several comments with different reactions. While some are pleased and urgently need a dedicated WhatsApp app on the iPad, others wonder why it doesn’t exist yet.

Others seem sarcastic to annoyed: “iPad users are getting all excited about something Android has had for a decade,” writes one user. Another comments: “Just release it already, it’s pathetic that we don’t have a proper app for iPadOS.”

And, of course, there are those who believe that instead of WhatsApp, one should simply use other messengers like Signal. When the WhatsApp app for the iPad will finally be released is still unknown.