WhatsApp is finally coming to the Apple Watch, letting users chat directly from their wrist.
The update also adds Passkey protection for iCloud backups, making conversations more secure and easier to restore.
A TestFlight build of WhatsApp for iPhone, including a watchOS component, has been released by the Meta subsidiary.
According to WABetaInfo, the new Apple Watch app is included in the WhatsApp beta for iOS 25.32.190.71, available via TestFlight.
Assuming the company doesn’t decide to pull back on it for some reason or extend the beta testing cycle.
This suggests that WhatsApp could be coming to the Apple Watch in the next public release.
Author's summary: WhatsApp arrives on Apple Watch soon.