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WhatsApp Launches First Dedicated iPad App with Full Multitasking and Calling Features

 

After years of anticipation, WhatsApp has finally rolled out a dedicated iPad app, allowing users to enjoy the platform’s messaging capabilities natively on Apple’s tablet. Available now for download via the App Store, this new version is built to take advantage of iPadOS’s multitasking tools such as Stage Manager, Split View, and Slide Over, marking a major step forward in cross-device compatibility for the platform. 

Previously, iPad users had to rely on WhatsApp Web or third-party solutions to access their chats on the tablet. These alternatives lacked several core functionalities and offered limited support for features like voice and video calls. With this release, users can now sync messages across devices, initiate calls, and send media from their iPad with the same ease and security offered on the iPhone app. 

In its official blog post, WhatsApp highlighted how the new app enhances productivity and communication. Users can, for instance, participate in group calls while researching online or send messages during video meetings — all within the multitasking-friendly iPad interface. The app also supports accessories like Apple’s Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil, further streamlining the messaging experience. The absence of an iPad-specific version until now had often puzzled users, especially given WhatsApp’s massive global user base and Meta’s (formerly Facebook) ownership since 2014. 

Although the iPhone version has long dominated mobile messaging, WhatsApp never clarified why a tablet version wasn’t prioritized — despite the iPad being one of the most popular tablets worldwide. This launch now allows users to take full advantage of WhatsApp’s ecosystem on a larger screen without needing workarounds. Unlike WhatsApp Web, the new native app can access the device’s cameras and offer a richer interface for media sharing and video calls. 

With this, WhatsApp fills a major gap in its product offering and joins competitors like Telegram, which has long offered a native iPad experience. Interestingly, WhatsApp’s tweet teasing the launch included a playful emoji in response to a user request, generating buzz before the official announcement. In contrast, Telegram jokingly responded with a tweet poking fun at the delayed release.

With over 3 billion active users globally — including more than 500 million in India — WhatsApp’s move to embrace the iPad platform marks a significant upgrade in its commitment to universal accessibility and user experience.
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Creator of 'Ready Player One' Ventures into Launching Metaverse

 

Oscar Wilde once humorously remarked that life imitates art, a sentiment that Ernest Cline, the author of the 2011 virtual reality adventure novel "Ready Player One," seems to be embodying quite literally. Teaming up with Dan Farah, the producer of the Spielberg-directed film adaptation, and Futureverse, an AI and metaverse company, the 51-year-old novelist has co-founded Readyverse Studios. 

This groundbreaking venture aims to establish The Readyverse, described as an unprecedented studio creating a destination in the metaverse for fans to immerse themselves in their favorite stories and intellectual properties.

The ambitious plan of Readyverse Studios involves launching The Readyverse, which is described as a "dynamic interactive platform of interconnected digital experiences." These experiences will seamlessly integrate iconic franchises into an immersive AR/VR platform. 

The studio's initial focus is on bringing the Ready Player One franchise into The Readyverse, and it has formed an exclusive partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to extend the Ready Player One universe into the web3 metaverse. The press release hints at additional announcements of brands and franchises joining The Readyverse in the near future.

Readyverse Studios is not only concentrating on blending beloved franchises but also on laying the groundwork to materialize the promise of an open metaverse, as depicted in Cline's 'Ready Player One' novel and its blockbuster film adaptation. The goal is to create a multi-world, multi-IP, interoperable open metaverse experience for a broad audience. Although details about the specifics of The Ready Player One metaverse and user interactions are scarce, the company anticipates a launch sometime in 2024.

Ernest Cline, the novelist and co-founder of Readyverse Studios, expressed enthusiasm, stating, "The future has arrived even more quickly than I imagined." He highlighted the opportunity to utilize Futureverse's revolutionary technology to bring the metaverse to life, expressing confidence in the team's capabilities to lead into the next chapter of our collective future.

Futureverse, co-founded by Shara Senderoff and Aaron McDonald, emphasizes that The Readyverse will uphold key principles of the open metaverse, including provable digital ownership, community-owned infrastructure, decentralization, security, and interoperability. 

Dan Farah, co-founder of Readyverse Studios, sees the venture as offering exciting metaverse opportunities for Hollywood studios, talent, and brands. He envisions it as a means to create new revenue streams and creative outlets for brand expansion while delivering the promised experience of an open metaverse to consumers.
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