After nearly 15 years, the app finally works on iPad. And yes, it’s optimized for the tablet’s larger screen. Admittedly, it’s become a bit of a running joke over recent years: why doesn’t WhatsApp, one of the world’s most popular messaging apps,

Your iPad will need to be running iOS 15.1 or later for the WhatsApp app to work, but considering we’re probably going to see the launch of iOS 19 and iPadOS 19 at WWDC 2025 in just a couple of weeks time, a decent number of iPads will support the app.

WhatsApp is officially available on iPad, Meta announced on Tuesday. The new iPad app allows you to make video and audio calls with up to 32 people, share your screen, and use both front and back cameras. Up until now, if you wanted to use WhatsApp on your iPad, you had to use the web version in a browser.