WhatsApp hints that they are working on the demanded native application for iPad

It looks like WhatsApp is ready to get down to serious work on a native iPad app.

Currently we can find the native WhatsApp application on mobile phones and desktops, thus reaching the large set of available users, but those iPad users have a particular divorce with the application, in an already historic demand that is likely to be met soon.

This is a demand that has been on the table for a few years, but Meta has been unable to launch a native application for iPad, apparently for various technical reasons.

Now it seems that everything is closer than ever, and that is Will Cathcart, responsible for WhatsApp, has pointed out to the media Theverge during an interview, thatpeople have wanted an iPad app for a long time”, adding that “we would love to do it”.

In general, these types of statements are made when the company is already working on it, so these types of insinuations are more synonymous with the fact that there really is something and not just intentions.

Now that the underlying technology has been evolving, Meta might have found the key to launching this app.

“We work a lot on the technology to support multiple devices. Our web and desktop apps now have that. If I have multiple devices turned on, I can turn off my phone or lose my network connection and still get messages on my desktop”, he says.

Emphasizing that “that would be very important for a tablet application, be able to use the app even if your phone is not turned on”.

It should be remembered that the beta version of ‎WhatsApp multi-device support allowed users to link up to four devices at the same time, but it had the disadvantage that it required the phone to be connected to the Internet for the time for it to work. In addition, it should be clarified that the beta version did not include support for iPad.

It remains to be seen if these declarations become something tangible during 2022, or if it is simply a plan that is on the table and that still requires several years of development.