Overview
- Meta rolled out WhatsApp as a native iPad app on May 27, delivering video and audio calls for up to 32 participants, screen sharing and multitasking support.
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Meta employees are actively testing a dedicated Instagram app for iPad with development in full swing.
- The Instagram release is projected before year’s end, although Meta has yet to offer a public beta version for iPadOS.
- Meta’s push into iPad apps is driven by TikTok’s native availability on tablets and follows solutions to earlier fears about Instagram image scaling.
- WhatsApp for iPad integrates Apple Pencil, Magic Keyboard and Stage Manager, syncing conversations seamlessly across devices.