WhatsApp was primarily developed for smartphones. Support for more devices was introduced over time. WhatsApp has now released a function for smartwatches for the first users that many of you have been waiting for.
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WhatsApp calls on Android smartwatches
WhatsApp would like to run on many devices in order to make the use of the messenger as universal as possible. Many changes have been made to this end in recent years. Another innovation has been noticed in the latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android. Since version 2.22.19.11, WhatsApp calls can also be received under Wear OS 3.0. So you can at one Accept a WhatsApp call on your Android smartphone with your Android smartwatch and make calls with it.
If you own a Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 or Galaxy Watch 5, where Wear OS 3.x is already pre-installed, then you could already use the function in combination with the appropriate beta version of WhatsApp for Android. On Reddit, a user reports that the works with the Galaxy Watch 4 without any problems. You do not have to turn on the function. As soon as you install the beta version, calls are automatically displayed on the connected smartwatch. However, WhatsApp is not completely independent of an Android cell phone. A smartphone must still be connected to the smartwatch.
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When will the WhatsApp feature be unlocked for everyone?
As always with such discoveries in the beta version of WhatsApp, it is not known when it will finally be activated. At least the people who have been able to try it have had good experiences with it. So it shouldn’t be too long before every owner of a newer Android smartwatch can also accept calls on the watch. We will let you know if anything happens in that direction.
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