

In early 2015, WhatsApp launched WhatsApp Web, a web client that mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device. So you've already got WhatsApp on your smartphone but are just dying to use it on your tablet? Well, this is by far the quickest and easiest solution out there to get WhatsApp on your tablet and it works on iPads as well as Android tablets. WhatsApp Web: using your tablet as an additional screen for Whatsapp How to get WhatsApp as a standalone app on your tablet.However, we get that sometimes you just want to be where your friends are, so here's how you do it. All of these options synchronize automatically across your devices and do not require an SMS confirmation.

Google Hangouts, Facebook Messenger and Telegram are all good alternatives. Due to its lack of support, there are better options for those who want a messaging app which is designed for parallel operation across multiple devices.

As you might have noted already, by default, WhatsApp still isn’t compatible with tablets, and there is no 'WhatsApp for tablet' version. That is not to say there are ways to get around this annoyance.
