WhatsApp announced on Wednesday that it will launch an app for the Apple Watch. This is the first time iPhone users will be able to use their Apple Watch to get call notifications, read full messages, and record and send voice messages through a dedicated Apple Watch app.
“This new experience will help you stay on top of your conversations without having to take out your iPhone,” WhatsApp wrote in a blog post. “In addition to reading and replying to messages, for the first time, WhatsApp on Apple Watch will now support many sought-after features.”
In addition to the standard WhatsApp features that are a staple of the messaging app, users will also have the ability to reply to messages and the option to see more of their chat history on screen when reading messages. They will also see clearer images and posters.
Meta notes that all your personal messages and calls are protected with end-to-end encryption. In the future, Meta plans to add more functions to Apple Watches. To use WhatsApp on Apple Watch, users will require… Apple Watch Series 4 Or later, running WatchOS 10 Or later.
For years, iPhone users have had to find different ways to run WhatsApp on their Apple Watches. Although there is no official WhatsApp app for the Apple Watch, there have been clever workarounds that have allowed users to view and reply to WhatsApp messages right from their wrist – without having to search for the phone.
The official Apple Watch app comes just months after Meta launched, in May, its iPad app, which allows users to make video and audio calls with up to 32 people, share their screen, and use both the front and rear cameras.
In fact, Snapchat recently launched an app for the Apple Watch. Snapchat allows users to preview incoming messages and respond using the keyboard, drawing, dictation, or emoji. However, the app only lets users quickly reply to messages, not view photos or videos.
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WhatsApp is the world’s most popular messaging app, with 3 billion users as of May 2025, while the Apple Watch remains the best-selling smartwatch.
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