Meta has released a native WhatsApp interface for Apple's iPad in the WhatsApp for iOS version 25.16.81.
The update makes the WhatsApp app a universal download for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, launching fifteen years after the original iPad debuted.
WhatsApp for iPad features end-to-end encryption, Status feature, video calling for up to 32 people, app lock, and supports multitasking modes in iPadOS.
Before the native iPad app, users had to run the web-based version in a browser, but Meta aims to release a native Instagram iPad app as well.