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WhatsApp Expands Beyond Phones With iPad Sign‑Up, CarPlay Overhaul and PDF and Music Integrations

The rollout makes nonphone devices full WhatsApp endpoints, with phone-number verification still required for new iPad accounts.

WhatsApp Rolls Out Rounded Message Bubbles on iOS in TestFlight Beta

WhatsApp Rolls Out Voice Calling and Hands‑Free Messaging for CarPlay and Android Auto

WhatsApp Developing First‑Party Cloud Backups for iPhone

WhatsApp Reportedly Building In‑App Birthday Reminders for Android

WhatsApp Tests Green Dot to Show When Contacts Are Online

WhatsApp Lets Some Tablets Become Primary Devices

WhatsApp Returns Message Animations to iPhone Beta With New Fade-and-Scale Effect

WhatsApp Building In‑App Backup Manager for Android

WhatsApp Is Testing an Android Home‑Screen Widget for Voice Messages

WhatsApp Developing Android Home-Screen Widget to Record Voice Messages

WhatsApp Rolls Out iPhone-Style Contextual Menu to Android Beta

WhatsApp to Require iOS 15.5 on iPhone and iPad From Nov. 30, 2026

WhatsApp Rolls Out Two‑Account Support for iPhone

WhatsApp Brings Redesigned Chat-List Controls to iPhone

Meta Introduces Paid Plus Subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

WhatsApp Adds Document Uploads to Meta AI in Limited Beta

WhatsApp Begins Rolling Out Redesigned Media Share Sheet on iOS

WhatsApp Sets September 8, 2026 Cutoff for Older Android Phones

WhatsApp Tests Status Tray at the Top of Chats in Android Beta