Learn how to use WhatsApp on Apple Watch

A lot of people are 100% unsure if they can use WhatsApp on their Apple Watch, or if, on the contrary, there is a restriction that prevents them from communicating with whoever they want. Well, here we will remove that doubt!

Since their launch in the market in 2015, Apple Watch users have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of an official WhatsApp application. And it is that although the Apple Watch is perfect for responding to notifications, since it does not have an official WhatsApp application, users cannot start conversations or view chats.

What can you do in WhatsApp from an Apple Watch?

WhatsApp’s functionality is limited to receiving, or rather reflecting, notifications that come to your iPhone to interact with them from the watch. That’s to say, you can view and reply to a specific message sent to youwhich is very useful.

However, if you dismiss the notification, you won’t be able to respond to it anymore because there is no app to start the chat, just like you do on iPhone. This is because there is no official WhatsApp app designed for Apple Watch as we mentioned at the beginning.

But how come I can reply to WhatsApp messages? GOOD, it’s the merit of the Apple Watch notification system itselfthat you can link to your iPhone.

All you need to do is access the Watch app on your iPhone and navigate to the “Notifications” section. Over there You will see a list of apps you have installed on your phone that can show their notifications on the Apple Watch. Check that the WhatsApp box is enabled.

How to Use WhatsApp on Apple Watch

When someone sends you a WhatsApp message, Apple Watch starts syncing notifications and displays them on the screen. You will be offered two options to answer: you can use one of the quick replies or create your own custom reply. For both options, you need to press the “Reply” button.

If you prefer to use a quick response to answer, a list of phrases will appear which you can choose from by clicking on one of them. Also, you will have a list of emoticons in case you want to reply with one of them. It’s the most comfortable option to reply to a message, especially when you’re busy or don’t have time..

If you want to write a longer answer, you will have to compose a personalized answer. For that you can dictate a voice message via the phone’s microphone, so that later it takes care of converting what you say into text. To send it, click on “Send”.

If you choose the option to write the answer, an area delimited by dots will appear on the screen on which you must write letter by letter what you want to say. As you do this there will be a text field that will help you complete the words and below you will have a button to enter the spaces. Depending on how you type the letters, the watch may or may not guess what you are typing.

WatchChat for Apple Watch: the alternative

Maybe you have heard of this app before. It’s a version of “WhatsApp” for Apple Watch created by a third-party providerSo it’s not official. However, it works correctly, even if it is necessary to know that it is paying.

The application takes advantage of the same WhatsApp web system, since it connects the watch to the iPhone in the same way as if you were using this version of WhatsApp on a computer. That is, having to scan the QR code that appears on the Apple Watch with the mobile.

Although in principle this is not inconvenient and will allow you to carry on conversations in your chats from the wrist, there is a limitation. You will be required to always have the iPhone with you for it to work.