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WhatsApp for iPad Now Available
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Yptcn
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QR code like the Mac. And I had to change the notification sounds to have the same as on my phone.
Cruncher
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For me I would just be happy if they support Callkit on the Watch so we can get Whatsapp Calls on the watch.
When you get a call now only the iPhone rings. This is so annoying.
The Game 161
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martin2345uk
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Shame it doesn't have the chat customisation options of the iPhone app; stuck with those horrible pale green bubbles in every chat!
Yes, you can have E2EE while collecting metadata e.g. timestamps, sender/recipient info.
Keep in mind that there's little incentive to build E2EE, advertise it, setup a verification system, only for it to all be a lie. Imagine how much money you could make figuring out that Meta is lying and to sink them. Is that really worth it for them? And think about how early WhatsApp rolled out E2EE. Back then SMS (no RCS yet), Google Chat, Facebook Messenger, and virtually every single messaging service aside from iMessage did NOT have E2EE. It would've been easier for Meta/FB to simply NOT roll out E2EE and just continue to hoover up everyone's messages. Even Facebook Messenger didn't have E2EE by default until 2023, and do you think people were up in arms about that? Nope, so WhatsApp could've easily delayed implementation by 9 years, read trillions of messages/images/video without any major negative implication. Why risk getting caught lying and build a backdoor when you can go through the front door?
racerhomie
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Reason077
macrumors 601
This. I’m happy for iPad users, but the lack of WhatsApp on Apple Watch is a huge pain.
Literally this is the only app that I really miss and need on my Watch, every single day.
How hard can it be?!
StephanD88
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flobach
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Totally pointless, for me at least. I thought it is an autonomous application that could replace Skype for calls from an iPad, but it needs a phone to be linked to and run. Am I missing something here?
I've just switched off my iPhone and WhatsApp still works on my iPad.
You have to scan the QR code from whatsapp on the iPad once, then your iPad is connected and you can also make calls. I can finally use my iPad mini 5G as an iPhone!
Well, this still means that you need a phone and an existing WhatsApp account. I have neither. I thought I could just set it up and use it right away on the iPad, like Skype in the past for example. But it seems impossible without a phone. Thank you for the tip though.
You can't do it without a phone, because your number has to be verified, otherwise how is the system supposed to send your messages to the world? I know many people don't want to allow Meta to link their contacts. Here in Europe you just can't do without whatsapp, probably 75% of all people use it.
I have been using it since before it was bought by Meta and to be honest I have no concerns, I don't use facebook, whatsapp is the only Meta product I use.
Of course it only makes sense if your contacts also use whatsapp, otherwise you can't call them on it.
As almost all my contacts use WA, the iPad mini is finally becoming an almost fully-fledged iPhone, something I've been waiting for a long time 🙂
Ramchi
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I was checking whether iPad itself can have WA Business in addition to WhatsApp messenger like you have it in iPhones. Dual WhatsApp messenger instances. WA Business cannot be installed in iPad.
You are right on WA Business in iPhone pairing with iPad WhatsApp Messenger. My question is about dual WhatsApp.
flobach
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I don't know how. Skype worked without a phone number and it even provided the possibility to send messages and make calls to phones, mobile and landlines. Of course SMS and calls through Skype costed money but it was a very interesting and handy option to have.
I don't use any kind of social media and I don't have contacts either (being phone-free). I simply wanted to have the means for some phone calls and messages when necessary, mostly during travel, which for me is just a few times per year at most. Buying and using a mobile phone just for this, obviously does not make any sense. I thought for a moment that WhatsApp was a real replacement for Skype but unfortunately it is not even close (for those without a phone that is).