WhatsApp is one of the most used apps in the world to send messages between our friends and family. However, it is not natively available for iPad. In this post, we are going to see how we can use WhatsApp on the iPad without third-party applications.
WhatsApp on iPad without third-party apps
The first thing we have to do to have WhatsApp on the iPad is to go to Safari or your default browser and search for WhatsApp web. Next, we go to the official page of WhatsApp Web. A QR code appears on the main page. From the iPhone, we go to settings and click on “pair the device”. We scan the QR code and all the information is transferred to the iPad and we already have complete freedom.
To have WhatsApp Web more accessible, on the Safari home screen we can go to the sharing tab and click on Add home screen” and we always have it on the iPad for quick access. Once we are inside the web page WhatsApp, we go to the “configuration” window and use the keyboard shortcuts to be able to use WhatsApp Web more quickly.
Limitations of WhatsApp on iPad
One of its most important limitations is optimization, since the application does not have the same level of fluidity that we have on the iPhone or the Mac, so the user experience will not be the same. The stability of the connection is not the same as with the official application, due to the fact that we constantly depend on the internet and its stability, so if it suffers performance drops, we may lose the connection and have to wait for the page to load again. Also, if we spend a lot of time with the window in the background, it stops receiving messages, so a certain disconnection occurs.
Secondly, we cannot make any video call or call functions either, since it can only be done from iPhone. Within the WhatsApp Web application, we also do not have the same options for editing photos or filters. Also, we can’t share location, add contacts or even send broadcast messages.
Similarities with the official app
Despite some disadvantages that the WahtsApp Web application has and that we have seen in the previous paragraph, it also has some advantages such as the possibility of being able to add and send emojis, files, photos, stickers, download images and even send voice messages. In addition, we may also use temporary messages that enhance our privacy and security. A very interesting advantage is the possibility of the multi-device option, that is, this option allows you to send and receive messages regardless of whether the iPhone is on fire or has an internet connection.
Finally, if you want to remove the link between the iPad and the iPhone, click on sign out and to use the WhatsApp web option again, you will have to repeat the entire process. Finally, in the Apple Store we have third-party applications that can emulate WhatsApp on the iPad. However, they are applications that are not official and will use our data, so they are not recommended at all.
Leave us in the comments if the web version of WhatsApp on the iPad is enough for you.