How to install WhatsApp in an Apple iPad mini (2024)

WhatsApp is an instant messaging application belonging to Facebook since 2016, it is the most used messaging application in the world that is why it is very useful to have it installed on your Apple iPad mini (2024).

In this tutorial we will provide you with instructions to download, install and configure WhatsApp in a iPad mini (2024) in a few minutes and in a few simple steps.

Table of Contents:

Estimated time: 5 minutes.

1- First step:

Install WhatsApp in your iPad mini (2024) It is a very simple task and it will only take you a few minutes. First find the “App Store” application on the Apple iPad mini (2024) home screen and press to open it.

2- Second step:

Click on the magnifying glass or search button in the bottom right of the screen of the iPad mini (2024).

3- Third step:

In the text field that appears under “Search” write “WhatsApp Messenger” and select the first option or press “Search” on the keyboard.

4- Fourth step:

Press “Get” to begin the download and installation of the WhatsApp messaging application on your iPad mini (2024).
It will take a few minutes or seconds depending on your internet connection since you will have to download several megabytes.

5- Fifth step:

Once installed you will see the option “Open”, if you wish you can return to the home screen of your Apple iPad mini (2024), you will have the green WhatsApp icon on this screen, if you do not find it, drag to the right until you find it. Open WhatsApp.

6- Sixth step:

Accept the WhatsApp terms and conditions, click “Agree and continue”.

7- Seventh step:

Enter your phone number, check that the prefix corresponds to your country. You will receive an SMS in that phone number so it must be correct and you must have access to that number, if it's your iPad mini (2024)'s phone number the app will automatically read the SMS and confirm that it is correct, in case that you do not have to enter the code received by SMS.

Press Ok or Next.

8- Eighth step:

Enter your username, the name you want to appear to your contacts on WhatsApp. You can also upload a photo to be recognized.

9- Ninth step:

Press continue and you're done, you already have WhatsApp installed and configured in your iPad mini (2024) with the operating system iPadOS 18. Start writing to your contacts by pressing the button +.

In your iPad mini (2024) you can store WhatsApp photos and videos thanks to its internal memory 128 GB 8 GB RAM, 256 GB 8 GB RAM, 512 GB 8 GB RAM.

You can connect your iPad mini (2024) through Wi-Fi thanks to its connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot and download all the photos and videos of WhatsApp.

If you need to check the WhatsApp from your iPad mini (2024) anywhere you can use the network connection HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G.

You can also make video calls from your Apple iPad mini (2024) through WhatsApp thanks to its 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) selfie or front camera and its Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ) 8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio) 1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density) screen, if you want to know how to make video calls from WhatsApp or using other applications see the following tutorial: Video calls on Apple iPad mini (2024)

Do you want to install WhatsApp Business on an Apple iPad mini (2024)?

The procedure is the same, simply search for “WhatsApp Business” in your app store Apple and download it. WhatsApp Business is the enterprise version of WhatsApp, with it you can talk with your customers through this messaging app. You can have the two applications installed on the same device iPad mini (2024).