Overview
- WaBetaInfo identified the native watchOS build, which WhatsApp is distributing to a limited pool of users through Apple’s TestFlight.
- The watch app adds a chat list and lets users read conversations, compose new messages, dictate or send voice notes, view photos and videos, use emoji reactions, and manage calls.
- The client operates as a companion that must stay linked to an iPhone rather than a standalone WhatsApp installation on the watch.
- Testers report a requirement of watchOS 10 or later, with access appearing via the iOS TestFlight build 25.32.10.71.
- Meta has not provided a launch timeline, and the watchOS effort follows WhatsApp’s Wear OS app rollout in 2023.