The head of WhatsApp, Will Cathcart, sent a message to millions of users of the popular messaging site, who have been seeking to achieve a feature that they have been asking for for years.
And Cathcart, through the “The Verge” website, told those who request a special version of “WhatsApp” on the iPad tablet not to lose hope.
“People have wanted WhatsApp on the iPad for a long time, and we’d love to do it,” he said.
Although Will Cathcart would not go so far as to commit to releasing a version of WhatsApp for the iPad, his comments to The Verge indicate that it is likely that the desired version will be created in the near future, especially after WhatsApp has built the core technology. necessary to implement it.
“We’ve done a lot of work on the technology to support multiple devices,” Cathcart said, referring to its rollout last year of multi-device support for WhatsApp.
He added, “It’s now available on our web and desktop apps, and if I have multiple devices, I can turn off my phone or lose network connectivity and still get messages on the desktop version, and that would be really important for the tablet app, and the core technology we have.” “.
The beta version of multi-device support allows you to sync your WhatsApp account on up to 4 devices at a time, a process that involves assigning device IDs to an account key on WhatsApp servers in a way that is still encrypted, and now that this sync technology has been found, There is a good chance that a version of WhatsApp will be released on the iPad.
WhatsApp boss promises to achieve a much-needed feature for years… “Don’t lose hope”
