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iPad mini WhatsApp on iPad
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I use the app called WhatsPad Chat. It’s ok. Not great. Interested to know if anyone has a recommendation too.
Honestly until there is an official app, using whatsapp web on iPad is a very compromised solutions (no notifications, poor refreshing etc.). Personally I do what I do with other software that do not exist for iPad, I remote into a laptop.... (jump desktop gives me proper resolution and audio)
I’ve been using the web app recently & find it’s pretty good, it can take a few seconds to connect initially but is otherwise stabl. Just make sure to join the multiple device beta on the iPhone first.
Okay I just joined the beta. I created a shortcut to the site on my iPad home screen. So the best way forward is to simply link my iPad to my WhatsApp account and keep said tab open in Safari?
Beta or not in my experience it just works as poorly as it always has on Safari... until they make a proper apps it's just as bad as it used to be...
Yes that’s what I do.
your mileage may differ from mine but I’ve not had any issues so far
I try to do Whatsapp Web on my iPad but when I scan the QR code, my phone keeps telling me to do it again. Never works. I even asked Whatsapp support and they just said the iPad isn't a supported device, so I was basically SOL. I downloaded "Whats Up" (meh) and it's worked ok. So frustrating, though.
Been using Watusi for a while but still no notifications.
iPadOs 16 promises web notifs so maybe it'll work better that way..
iPadOs 16 promises web notifs so maybe it'll work better that way..
How did you get Watusi working on iPad? I tried before but it wouldn't allow me to login via iPad.
Via the buildstore, see here:
BuildStore – safe and trustworthy app store for iOS
Customize your WhatsApp with new features.
Thanks. I installed it, but again I can’t get past the login screen. It won’t allow me to verify my phone number.Via the buildstore, see here:
BuildStore – safe and trustworthy app store for iOS
Customize your WhatsApp with new features.builds.io
I use a VOIP number to which I can receive calls for verification.
Try a different number or put the sim in another device?
Ps: My LTE Mini 6 is the only device associated with WA.
Try a different number or put the sim in another device?
Ps: My LTE Mini 6 is the only device associated with WA.
Searching for an answer too. Temporarily I am using either WhatsPad and the Web App shortcut, but the experience is lacking.
Sending out files is clunky compared to windows, and using it for sending out documents is sometimes a hassle (constant refreshing). Replying is solid though, no complaints there.
Sending out files is clunky compared to windows, and using it for sending out documents is sometimes a hassle (constant refreshing). Replying is solid though, no complaints there.
I don't think it's possible at the moment unless you have a cellular iPad and you are happy to open a second account via your iPad phone number. There doesn't seem to be any way to use the app to login to the same account as your phone.
It seems it is under development .
I've read this news multiple times since 2020, and it first said "soon". Now it's "in the future". Forgive me for being cynical, but I've been played by WhatsApp Beta rumors, and would really love it to follow Telegram's example of proper multi-device support. But hey, good news that it's actually a feature now in the Beta.
Personally I wouldn’t use any unofficial app until the real one comes to iPad. There were hints from the head of WhatsApp and a native Windows app just launched so we can live in hope! Seems ridiculous after all this time that there isn’t one.
Head of WhatsApp on releasing an iPad app: ‘We’d love to do it’
Head of WhatsApp on releasing an iPad app: ‘We’d love to do it’
Its absolutely do-able, been using Wechat (which is China's answer to Whatsapp) and its got a lot more features than Whatsapp yet they have had an iPad app for years -- works great. Comes down to Facebook and their priorities on where they want to be strategically, and obviously with the lack of Instagram app we all know the real story
The real story is about tracking & freedom.
With Whatsapp on a cell iPad with locations turned off and no GSM radio pinging, you are not traceable..
With Whatsapp on a cell iPad with locations turned off and no GSM radio pinging, you are not traceable..
For me the real story is a physical keyboard. I write hundreds of messages a day for my business and I hate writing on a software keyboard
Careful iPados 16.1 breaks Watusi..
anyone got WA running on the new OS?
what about web notifs, can that work with whatsapp web?
anyone got WA running on the new OS?
what about web notifs, can that work with whatsapp web?
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