WABetaInfo discovers test version WhatsApp for iOS that is compatible with iPad

WhatsApp has released a beta version for iOS that is compatible with the iPad. This required testers to access the WhatsApp beta through Apple’s TestFlight program, but there are no more slots available at the time of writing.

Source: WABetaInfo

According to WABetaInfo A number of steps are required to get the test version of the chat app on Apple’s tablets. First, the relevant iOS beta version of WhatsApp 23.19.1.71 must be installed on an iPhone and iPad via TestFlight. A new device must then be linked in the settings of the chat app on the iPhone under the ‘Linked devices’ tab. For example, an iPad can be connected via the iPad, which was released in May Companion mode. A connection between a device and an iPad was already possible, but so far this was done via the web version of the chat service, not natively.

The medium reports that after the connection, users can use WhatsApp on the iPad independently of the iPhone. Messages are synced across all paired devices and the iPhone no longer needs to be connected to the internet. This makes this the first version of WhatsApp that can be used natively on the iPad. Until now, WhatsApp Web could only be used via a browser on Apple tablets. It is not clear when the app will be released to all users via the App Store.