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WhatsApp has introduced its first standalone Apple Watch app. This new app will make it significantly easier for Apple Watch users to manage and interact with their chats on the popular Meta-owned messaging service directly from the smartwatch without needing their iPhone.
The new software includes several enhanced features, such as the ability to record and send voice messages, receive full call notifications, view full-length message previews, and utilise message reactions.
These updates bring WhatsApp functionality closer to parity with Apple's native messaging app on the watch.Announcing the app, WhatsApp wrote in its blog post: “In addition to reading and responding to messages, for the first time, WhatsApp on Apple Watch will now support many requested features”
Apple Watch WhatsApp app: Device requirements and features
Here are all the details about the device requirements of the Apple Watch version of the WhatsApp app and the features it will offer:
| Feature | Description |
| Device Requirement | The new WhatsApp Apple Watch app requires an Apple Watch Series 4 or later, running watchOS 10 or later. |
| Call Notifications | Users can see who is calling without needing to check their iPhone. |
| Full Messages | The app allows users to read complete WhatsApp messages, including longer ones, directly on their wrist. |
| Voice Messages | Users can record and send voice messages directly from the Apple Watch. |
| Message Reactions | The update adds the option to send quick emoji reactions to received messages. |
| Media Experience | Images and stickers appear clearly on the Apple Watch display. |
| Chat History | Users can view more of their chat history on-screen while reading messages. |
In its blog post, WhatsApp also wrote: “This is just the start of making WhatsApp on your Apple Watch an even better experience. As always, your personal messages and calls remain private with end-to-end encryption. We look forward to delivering even more useful functionality for people with Apple Watch in the future.”Earlier, Apple Watch owners could only view WhatsApp notifications and use basic response features. The standalone app promises a better overall experience, offering more explicit images and stickers, as well as the ability to view more of the chat history on the display. Meta, which already provides a WhatsApp app for the Android-based Wear OS platform. This development follows Meta's earlier decision to discontinue its Apple Watch app for Messenger.
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