WhatsApp is testing multi-device support that allows the desktop and web versions of the app to be used without an iPhone, functionality that paves the way for the iPad app.
Right now, WhatsApp is available on the iPhone, the desktop, and the web, but an iPad-specific app has been left out. That would be really important for a tablet app, to be able to use the app even if your phone isn't on.
If I have multi-device on, I can turn my phone off or lose my network connection and still get messages on my desktop. "Our web and our desktop apps now have that. "We did a lot of work on the technology for supporting multiple devices," he said. Though Cathcart did not commit to a release date for a WhatsApp iPad app, the Meta-owned company already has the underlying structure in place for creating one. In an interview with The Verge, Cathcart said that people have long been asking for an iPad app, and that the company would "love to do it." Hopefully this latest news shows that we will soon get what we both want and need.There could be a WhatsApp app for iPad coming in the near future, according to WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart. As much as we want this new functionality, we need it deployed without risking our data security and privacy. Other messengers-including, of course, WhatsApp’s stablemate Facebook Messenger, have nailed multiple device access, but without the security we trust WhatsApp to provide. Much in the same way as you can tell when a contact has new device or WhatsApp install.Īnd, ultimately, that’s the most critical thing here. If, for example, any of the linked devices of one of your contacts changes or if they link a new device, then you will be notified. That is likely a step too far, without full control over the cloud and device software, as is the case with Apple’s iMessage and iCloud syncing.įrom what we know so far, it’s clear that WhatsApp’s considerable time spent in perfecting its approach to multiple device linking has encryption at its heart. This could provide the basis for a secure restore or even a secure live sync capability-although an ongoing sync would require that backup to be decrypted and accessed while at rest in the cloud, without compromising security. This backup update will essentially offload a secure, central repository of your message history and media to an offline cloud service.
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