WhatsApp on iPad

[i4k20c]

Works as expected. But only for beta users…

how do you get the beta?

 

[kaardowiq]

how do you get the beta?

TestFlight… but the TestFlight queue is full, no new members are possible

 

[-Ryan-]

TestFlight… but the TestFlight queue is full, no new members are possible

Yes, I have been in the beta for about 5 or 6 years. I'm not sure if it has ever reopened for new slots.

 

[kaardowiq]

Yes, I have been in the beta for about 5 or 6 years. I'm not sure if it has ever reopened for new slots.

It’s not about reopen, it’s that someone must leave to make room. Unfortunately, test flight slots are limited by Apple.

 

[lozion]

How many months of beta do they need..🤨

 

[lozion]

Sideloading anyone? 😎

iOS 17.4 Introduces Alternative App Marketplaces With No Commission in EU

Apple today announced major changes to its app ecosystem in the European Union, implementing updates that will allow iPhone and iPad users to download and install apps outside of the App Store through alternative app marketplaces. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos...

www.macrumors.com

 

[kaardowiq]

Altstore already offers side loading for years on non-jailbreaked devices

 

[Digitalguy]

Sideloading anyone? 😎

iOS 17.4 Introduces Alternative App Marketplaces With No Commission in EU

Apple today announced major changes to its app ecosystem in the European Union, implementing updates that will allow iPhone and iPad users to download and install apps outside of the App Store through alternative app marketplaces. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos...

www.macrumors.com

Sideloading will be just for IOS, not iPadOS

 

[Digitalguy]

Altstore already offers side loading for years on non-jailbreaked devices

Altstore is even more annoying that jailbreak with all the thing you need to have and do for it to keep working

 

[lozion]

Sideloading will be just for IOS, not iPadOS

Article says both? 🤔

 

[Digitalguy]

Article says both? 🤔

Article doesn't know. The EU obliges Apple to do sideloading only for iPhone, not for iPad, since iPad is not part of the gatekeeper status. So it's up to Apple, and just like Apple is limiting it to the 27 EU countries they have no obligation to extend it to iPad (since they thecnically have a different OS, iPadOS)

 

[Seanm87]

How many months of beta do they need..🤨

The mac app was in beta over a year

 

[lozion]

Article doesn't know. The EU obliges Apple to do sideloading only for iPhone, not for iPad, since iPad is not part of the gatekeeper status. So it's up to Apple, and just like Apple is limiting it to the 27 EU countries they have no obligation to extend it to iPad (since they thecnically have a different OS, iPadOS)

link?

 

[Digitalguy]

link?

Digital Markets Act: Commission designates six gatekeepers

The European Commission has today designated, for the first time, six gatekeepers, under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

ec.europa.eu

"In addition, the Commission has opened a market investigation to further assess whether Apple's iPadOS should be designated as gatekeeper, despite not meeting the thresholds. Under the DMA, this investigation should be completed within a maximum of 12 months."

At this point Apple has no obligation

 

[minimo3]

To be fair WhatsApp/Meta is a tiny company with limited resources unlike Signal which has a whopping 100 employees (and has had an iPad app for ages) 😆

 

[Digitalguy]

To be fair WhatsApp/Meta is a tiny company with limited resources unlike Signal which has a whopping 100 employees (and has had an iPad app for ages) 😆

Zuck hates Apple beacuse of the Ask not to track so they will always favor Android

 

[kaardowiq]

Altstore is even more annoying that jailbreak with all the thing you need to have and do for it to keep working

I guess then this feature ist not important enough for you to deal with this 😉

 

[lozion]

Just noticed Fouad as a new store for Watusi called flekstore. Is Watusi supported on iPad now via this new store?

 

[lozion]

And is it stable? See here:

GitHub - FouadRaheb/Watusi-for-WhatsApp: Your all-in-one tweak for WhatsApp Messenger!

Your all-in-one tweak for WhatsApp Messenger! Contribute to FouadRaheb/Watusi-for-WhatsApp development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[Digitalguy]

I guess then this feature ist not important enough for you to deal with this 😉

It's also because I have alternatives, for now I am using a Surface go 2 M3 LTE, I can also use my Tab S9 5G, which has whatsapp, but the day whatsapps comes to iPad I'll move back to iPad...

 

[lozion]

Sooo, went back to using a Mini after trying an Air which is way too big and heavy for my taste..

Which has me revisiting this thread on how to use WA on it.
Any developments since?

 

[madrich]

Sooo, went back to using a Mini after trying an Air which is way too big and heavy for my taste..

Which has me revisiting this thread on how to use WA on it.
Any developments since?

The ways to use WhatsApp on an Apple iPad are either via third party developer Apple App or the web based WhatsApp. https://web.whatsapp.com/. Meta has not created an App for the iPad yet, only for the iPhone.

 

[lozion]

The ways to use WhatsApp on an Apple iPad are either via third party developer Apple App or the web based WhatsApp. https://web.whatsapp.com/. Meta has not created an App for the iPad yet, only for the iPhone.

You haven't seen my prior posts in this thread, I take it.. 😄

 

[madrich]

You haven't seen my prior posts in this thread, I take it.. 😄

Yes I did, but there is no updated news regarding WA, just silence.

 

[lozion]

Watusi with Flekstore..
but haven't tried it yet.