How to Install WhatsApp on Your Apple Watch

If you're using an Apple Watch, you might be enjoying the ability to send and read both iMessages and text messages from your wrist, but what about WhatsApp? The highly popular WhatsApp messaging platform has yet to receive an update for compatibility with the Apple Watch; however, thanks to a few third-party apps, you can get WhatsApp on your wrist with the rest of your favorite apps.

At this time, WhatsApp has official apps available for some of your favorite devices including iOS devices (iPhones and iPads), Android devices, Windows Phones, and Mac and Windows PCs; however, there is currently no support for Apple Watch. As a result, third-party applications must be used to access and send your WhatsApp on your wrist.

One of the available applications for putting WhatsApp on your wrist is Chatify by Ivan Aguirre. Featuring the ability to send and receive WhatsApp messages, view chat images, listen to voice messages, view emojis and stickers, and see when contacts are writing back, Chatify is a full featured client.

To set up Chatify on your Apple Watch, being by making sure that your Apple Watch is paired with your iPhone correctly and is updated to the latest version. This tutorial also assumes that you have already set up WhatsApp on your device.

The developer behind Chatify gives users the option to pay a one-time fee of $4.99 to unlock all the features of the Chatify app. While many users will be able to enjoy using the free version of Chatify, those who opt into premium are given faster download speeds for in-message media such as photos and videos. Additionally, there is no limit on how far you may search backward for WhatsApp messages.

We selected Chatify for Apple Watch because it is a free third-party option for easily connecting WhatsApp to your Apple watch. If Chatify doesn't meet your needs, or if you would prefer a different Watch experience, there many other options are currently available including WatchChat and WatchUp.