We were very happy to see an official WhatsApp app arrive for Apple Watch earlier this week, but it doesn’t work as expected on certain models, and the team at Meta is working hard to fix the issues.
When we asked Meta about the reported issues, they told us that WhatsApp’s product team is “aware of this” and is currently “working quickly to resolve it soon,” so it seems like a fix isn’t far away.
- The new WhatsApp application fails on some devices
- Older models running watchOS 10 appear to be affected
- Meta says the WhatsApp team is now working on a fix
There are many reports on Reddit detailing problems with WhatsApp and certain Apple Watches, and it seems that if there is a problem, the app simply “opens and closes immediately” according to user posts.
What’s more, there doesn’t seem to be a solution at the moment – there is no workaround you can try to get everything working correctly. For example, uninstalling and reinstalling the WhatsApp app on the watch has no effect.
As noted above, watches not running the latest version of watchOS 11 or watchOS 26 are apparently the ones having problems. Some other users report a “buggy” experience, but manage to get the app working on their wrists.
When working as intended, the app should give you call notifications, completed messages, voice messages, access to message reactions, chat history, and the ability to view images and stickers on your Apple Watch screen.
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