{"id":159177,"date":"2025-11-02T18:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T18:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/159177\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T18:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T18:26:16","slug":"whatsapp-starts-testing-companion-app-for-apple-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/159177\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Starts Testing Companion App For Apple Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowyat.net\/2023\/303954\/whatsapp-wear-os-smartwatches\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dedicated app<\/a> for WhatsApp has been available for smartwatches running Wear OS for quite some time now, no such thing exists for the Apple Watch just yet. However, it seems that the messaging platform is currently working to bridge the gap.<\/p>\n<p>According to WABetaInfo, Meta has introduced an app for the Apple Watch in the latest WhatsApp build on TestFlight. Currently, this version of the app allows for basic functionalities, such as the ability to read and respond to chats. Users can also compose messages at any time. Beyond that, the app supports voice messages, as well as emoji reactions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/whatsapp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-282662 perfmatters-lazy\" alt=\"whatsapp features update ios android picture-in-picture meta\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/whatsapp.jpg\"  data-\/><\/a>It is worth noting that in its current state, the app requires an iPhone to work. This means that users cannot access WhatsApp on their smartwatches without having their phones nearby. For what it\u2019s worth though, the connection is automatic, without the need to scan any QR codes. That is, as long as the Apple Watch is paired with an iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/apple-watchos-26-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-355347 perfmatters-lazy\" alt=\"Apple watchOS 26\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/apple-watchos-26-1.jpg\"  data-\/><\/a>Image: Apple<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, this iteration of the app is only available for beta testers who have the latest WhatsApp update installed via TestFlight. The app has a minimum requirement of watchOS 10.0. As for when Meta will be releasing the app for the general public, it is still uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/wabetainfo.com\/whatsapp-releases-a-compatible-apple-watch-app-for-easier-messaging-on-your-wrist\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WABetaInfo<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While a dedicated app for WhatsApp has been available for smartwatches running Wear OS for quite some time&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[18,282,19,17,82,43136,4635],"class_list":{"0":"post-159177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-gadgets","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-technology","13":"tag-watchos","14":"tag-whatsapp"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115481515785070614","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}