Overview
- WhatsApp’s dedicated Apple Watch app is now live on the App Store, with automatic installation for users who enable simultaneous downloads.
- From the wrist, users can read and reply to messages, dictate text, send voice notes, use emojis, view images and react to messages, with end‑to‑end encryption enabled.
- The app supports Apple Watch Series 4 or later running watchOS 10, and setup links the watch experience to WhatsApp on the iPhone.
- Early reports say the watch experience currently relies on a nearby iPhone or the same Wi‑Fi network for core functions.
- Initial limitations include no sticker sending and some message types not rendering, and outlets disagree on whether new chats can be initiated or if only a limited recent chat list appears.