Whatsapp Launches Long-awaited Apple Watch App

WhatsApp announced connected Tuesday that it’s launching an Apple Watch companion app. For nan first time, WhatsApp users will beryllium capable to usage their Apple Watch to get telephone notifications, publication afloat messages, and grounds and nonstop sound messages.

“This caller acquisition will thief you enactment connected apical of your chats without needing to propulsion retired your iPhone,” WhatsApp wrote successful a blog post. “In summation to reference and responding to messages, for nan first time, WhatsApp connected Apple Watch will now support galore requested features.”

Other supported features see nan expertise to respond to messages and nan action to spot much of your chat history connected surface erstwhile reference messages. Additionally, you will spot clearer images and stickers.

The Meta-owned messaging app notes that, arsenic always, your individual messages and calls are protected pinch end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp besides says that it plans to present moreover much functionality to Apple Watches successful nan future.

The caller WhatsApp Apple Watch app requires an Apple Watch Series 4 aliases later, moving watchOS 10 aliases later.

Tuesday’s announcement doesn’t travel arsenic a full surprise, arsenic WhatsApp was spotted testing nan caller Apple Watch app past week.

WhatsApp has been moving to make it easier for users to entree its work beyond mobile and desktop. In May, WhatsApp debuted its long-awaited iPad app, which allows you to make video and audio calls pinch up to 32 people, stock your screen, and usage some beforehand and rear cameras. Before nan motorboat of nan app, if you wanted to usage WhatsApp connected your iPad, you had to usage nan web type successful a browser.

WhatsApp’s motorboat of an Apple Watch app comes a fewer months aft Snapchat rolled retired one arsenic well. The app allows users to preview an incoming connection and besides reply utilizing nan keyboard, Scribble, Dictation, aliases an emoji. Snapchat is focused connected utilizing its watchOS app to alteration users to quickly respond to messages, not to position images aliases videos.