Whatsapp on ipad

Alter_ego

Is it possible to get whatsapp on an ipad air (wifi only)? Thanks for any guidance.

debitcardmayhem

Use web.whatsapp.com in your Browser and pair with your phone

Undervalued

debitcardmayhem said:

Use web.whatsapp.com in your Browser and pair with your phone

Indeed although it does require a reasonably up to date browser. May not be possible on an old iPad.

Irritatingly, on an Android tablet you can instll the WattsApp app and simply scan a QR code with your phone in settings to register it to your WattsApp account. I have never understood why this isn't an option on a iPad!

debitcardmayhem

Undervalued said:

debitcardmayhem said:

Use web.whatsapp.com in your Browser and pair with your phone

Indeed although it does require a reasonably up to date browser. May not be possible on an old iPad.

Irritatingly, on an Android tablet you can instll the WattsApp app and simply scan a QR code with your phone in settings to register it to your WattsApp account. I have never understood why this isn't an option on a iPad!

It did on mine?

Undervalued

debitcardmayhem said:

Undervalued said:

debitcardmayhem said:

Use web.whatsapp.com in your Browser and pair with your phone

Indeed although it does require a reasonably up to date browser. May not be possible on an old iPad.

Irritatingly, on an Android tablet you can instll the WattsApp app and simply scan a QR code with your phone in settings to register it to your WattsApp account. I have never understood why this isn't an option on a iPad!

It did on mine?

Well you cannot run WhatsApp web (in a browser) on an iPad running iOS 10.x as you can't install a new enough version of Safari (or any other browser that is sufficiently up to date as far as I can find).

J_B

debitcardmayhem said:

Use web.whatsapp.com in your Browser and pair with your phone

Undervalued said:

debitcardmayhem said:

Undervalued said:

debitcardmayhem said:

Use web.whatsapp.com in your Browser and pair with your phone

Indeed although it does require a reasonably up to date browser. May not be possible on an old iPad.

Irritatingly, on an Android tablet you can instll the WattsApp app and simply scan a QR code with your phone in settings to register it to your WattsApp account. I have never understood why this isn't an option on a iPad!

It did on mine?

Well you cannot run WhatsApp web (in a browser) on an iPad running iOS 10.x as you can't install a new enough version of Safari (or any other browser that is sufficiently up to date as far as I can find).

Mrs B has an I Pad air 2 - OS = 15.7.2

whatsapp.web.com brings up "safari cannot open the page because the server cannot be found"

Firefox on the same device loads it straight away, but I daren't go any further in case I break the hateful machine!

MikeJXE

Yes you can but it's a bit iffy. It's WhatsApp web linked to your phone, no where near as good. You may have to connect it to your phone often, no alerts when you get a message, thats with iPad + iPhone 

I have it but don't use it. It's much better on MacBook Pro 

Undervalued

MikeJXE said:

Yes you can but it's a bit iffy. It's WhatsApp web linked to your phone, no where near as good. You may have to connect it to your phone often, no alerts when you get a message, thats with iPad + iPhone 

I have it but don't use it. It's much better on MacBook Pro 

So I'm told.

Frustratingly, as I mentioned earlier, you can download and install the WhatsApp app on a cheap as chips Android tablet, pair it once with your iPhone and it works perfectly! 

I have no idea why the same facility isn't available for an iPad.

MikeJXE

Undervalued said:

MikeJXE said:

Yes you can but it's a bit iffy. It's WhatsApp web linked to your phone, no where near as good. You may have to connect it to your phone often, no alerts when you get a message, thats with iPad + iPhone 

I have it but don't use it. It's much better on MacBook Pro 

So I'm told.

Frustratingly, as I mentioned earlier, you can download and install the WhatsApp app on a cheap as chips Android tablet, pair it once with your iPhone and it works perfectly! 

I have no idea why the same facility isn't available for an iPad.

That doesn't surprise me but personally I like the security, regular updates and upgrades Apple products give. 

Everyone is different 

debitcardmayhem

MikeJXE said:

Undervalued said:

MikeJXE said:

Yes you can but it's a bit iffy. It's WhatsApp web linked to your phone, no where near as good. You may have to connect it to your phone often, no alerts when you get a message, thats with iPad + iPhone 

I have it but don't use it. It's much better on MacBook Pro 

So I'm told.

Frustratingly, as I mentioned earlier, you can download and install the WhatsApp app on a cheap as chips Android tablet, pair it once with your iPhone and it works perfectly! 

I have no idea why the same facility isn't available for an iPad.

That doesn't surprise me but personally I like the security, regular updates and upgrades Apple products give. 

Everyone is different 

Unless you can’t upgrade your iPad beyond ios 10x

MikeJXE

debitcardmayhem said:

MikeJXE said:

Undervalued said:

MikeJXE said:

Yes you can but it's a bit iffy. It's WhatsApp web linked to your phone, no where near as good. You may have to connect it to your phone often, no alerts when you get a message, thats with iPad + iPhone 

I have it but don't use it. It's much better on MacBook Pro 

So I'm told.

Frustratingly, as I mentioned earlier, you can download and install the WhatsApp app on a cheap as chips Android tablet, pair it once with your iPhone and it works perfectly! 

I have no idea why the same facility isn't available for an iPad.

That doesn't surprise me but personally I like the security, regular updates and upgrades Apple products give. 

Everyone is different 

Unless you can’t upgrade your iPad beyond ios 10x

You still get critical updates for that even