Overview
- The watchOS client is rolling out to WhatsApp beta testers through Apple's TestFlight program as part of iOS beta 25.32.10.71.
- Testers can read and reply to chats, react to messages, dictate or type responses, and send emojis or voice notes directly from the watch.
- The app surfaces recent and pinned conversations and provides quick access to disappearing messages through watchOS integration.
- A connected iPhone running WhatsApp remains necessary, so the watch experience is not an independent client in this build.
- WhatsApp has not provided a public release date, following its earlier expansion with a dedicated iPad app launched in May.