WhatsApp announced on Tuesday that it is launching an Apple Watch app. For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch to get call notifications, read full messages, and record and send voice messages.
“This new experience will help you stay on top of your conversations without having to pull out your iPhone,” Whatsapp wrote in a blog post. “In addition to reading and responding to messages, for the first time, WhatsApp on Apple Watch will now support many of the requested features.”
Other supported features include the ability to react to messages and the option to view more chat history on screen while reading messages. In addition, you will be able to see clearer images and stickers.
The Meta-owned messaging app, as expected, offers private messages and calls protected by end-to-end encryption. The WhatsApp view also said that it plans to deliver more functions to the apple watch in the future.
The new Apple Watch app requires watch series 4 or later, running WatchOS 10 or later.
Tuesday’s announcement doesn’t come as a total surprise, as WhatsApp is under investigation Test the new Apple watch App last week.
WhatsApp has been used to make it easier for users to access services beyond Mobile and Desktop. In May, whatsapp the long-awaited debut of the iPad appwhich allows you to make video and audio calls with 32 people, share your screen, and use both front and rear cameras. Before the launch of the app, if you wanted to use WhatsApp on iPad, you had to use the Web version in your browser.
Open WhatsApp from the Apple watch app a few months later Snapchat rolled one also. The App allows users to Preview incoming messages and also reply using the keyboard, Scribble, Diction, or Emoji. Snapchat focuses on using the watchOS app to enable users to quickly respond to messages, not to view images or videos.