WhatsApp shipped an iPad app, 15 years in
The messaging service released a version built for Apple's tablet in late May 2025, closing one of the longest-running gaps in the iPad's app catalog.
Kivorent News desk, published , 1 min read
15 yearsbetween WhatsApp's debut and its iPad app
This is a look back at news from the week of . We wrote it on November 11, 2026, from the sources listed at the end.
WhatsApp released an app made for the iPad in the last week of May 2025, more than 15 years after the messaging service first launched. MacRumors reported that the release came one day after the company teased it.
Until then, iPad owners used the web version or a stretched phone app.
Why it mattered
WhatsApp is one of the most widely used messaging apps in the world, and for years it was the standard example of a major app that skipped the iPad. Its arrival removed a small but real reason some people kept a phone within reach while working on a tablet.
Sources
- Top stories: iOS 26 incoming?, iPhone 17 Pro rumors, and more, MacRumors, May 31, 2025
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