--- title: "WhatsApp Chief is in favor of releasing iPad App: Report" description: "the news covers the new intention of WhatsApp for releasing the new app called iPad as revealed by the chief of WhatsApp will Cathcart" author: "Sanjay Goenka" published: 2022-01-31 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1318/whatsapp-chief-is-in-favor-of-releasing-ipad-app-report category: "whatsapp" tags: ["whatsapp", "technology", "internet", "technology news", "whatsapp new feature"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # WhatsApp Chief is in favor of releasing iPad App: Report > **The Chief of WhatsApp Will Cathcart is in favor of releasing the new WhatsApp iPad as revealed in a report.** He also said that people are wanted an iPad App for a long time. ### Highlighted Facts - Cathcart has not made any commitment regarding the making of an iPad App for Apple’s tablets version and the release of such an app. - Beta version of WhatsApp supports the [multiple devices](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96227/how-to-open-whatsapp-business-on-multiple-devices) connection and allow to sync WhatsApp on up to four devices. - WhatsApp iPad may come soon. #### Read More: [WhatsApp Privacy Policy Receives Ultimatum Until End of February, Says EU](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1303/whatsapp-privacy-policy-receives-ultimatum-until-end-of-february-says-eu) During an interview this week, the head of WhatsApp Will Cathcart said “People have wanted an iPad for a long time,” revealed [news](https://www.mindstick.com/developersection/news) is making a news release of the app by the Meta parenting company WhatsApp. He also added “we’d love to do it,” in an interview said, Cathcart. Will Cathcart has not crossed its boundaries of releasing the information and not even committed any period for its release but said that possibilities are to see it soon, now WhatsApp has also built a [technology](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13005/the-functional-aspects-of-laser-technology) that was demanded by its clients. Last year also Cathcart said in the matter as “we did a lot of work on the technology for supporting multiple devices,” the statement is g the intention of the company to, make the App [as the name](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34352/the-term-update-database-is-not-recognized-as-the-name-of-a-cmdlet-function) of the iPad. He shared long words such as “our Web and our desktop apps now have that. If I have multi devices on, I can turn my phone off or lose my [network connection](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94984/how-do-you-change-the-network-connection-priority-in-windows-10) and still get messages on my desktop. That would be important for a [tablet app](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/110664/how-to-create-a-pin-on-pinterest-the-use-of-the-pinterest-android-tablet-app), to be able to use the app even if [your phone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/108492/what-to-do-if-your-phone-is-frozen) is not on. So the underlying technology is there,” he added. He also said that because of the way WhatsApp encrypts messages, it was earlier was not able to sync chats across the devices over the internet as most other [messaging apps](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/105245/how-to-secure-business-information-on-mobile-messaging-apps) work. So if WhatsApp on your phone didn’t have access to the internet it couldn’t work on the desktop client. The other version of WhatsApp Beta Version supports the multi-devices features and lets you connect up to 4 devices at a time. Still, the process involves mapping device identifiers to an account key on WhatsApp servers in a way that is still encrypted. Such technology in WhatsApp exists and not it is the best time for WhatsApp to launch its iPad app for multip0le devices. #### Read more: [HealthifyMe Updates VaccinateMe Platform With Covid-19 Booster Shot, WhatsApp Reminder Feature](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1299/healthifyme-updates-vaccinateme-platform-with-covid-19-booster-shot-whatsapp-reminder-feature) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1318/whatsapp-chief-is-in-favor-of-releasing-ipad-app-report Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.