How to get WhatsApp on iPad

WhatsApp is an incredibly popular iPhone app, connecting more than a billion active members around the world every day. It lets you send messages to friends, or groups of friends, over Wi-Fi or 4G and make savings on your phone bill. (Of course, you may end up paying for data if you go over your limit, so don't go crazy!)

The sad thing is that WhatsApp is only available for iPhone. There isn't a version of the app for the iPad (or iPod touch).

But don't despair. In this tutorial, we show you how to use WhatsApp on the iPad using WhatsApp Web. This service connects to the WhatsApp account on your iPhone (or Android device) and forwards the messages on to your iPad, allowing you to send and receive messages, pictures and videos. It's not quite native WhatsApp on the iPad, but it's the next best thing.

Update 24 August 2021: It appears that a Whatsapp app for iPad is coming soon with a project to bring the messaging app to iPad (and Android tablets) in development.

How to get WhatsApp on iPad

Follow these steps to get WhatsApp on an iPad:

1. Open Safari on your iPad and head to

   Be aware that there are a few limitations when using this workaround. Most importantly, unlike when the service is used on a Mac or PC, notifications from web browsers aren't supported on iOS/iPadOS. You won't be notified of new messages.

   Apart from that and a few small bugs, however, the service is pretty easy to use and a great alternative for WhatsApp users keen to access the service on iPad.