WhatsApp for iPad has been pipedream for years which Meta finally made it happen by launching the messaging app for the Apple device. You will find it hard to believe but iPad made its debut back in 2010 and for 15 years, and we never got a full-fledged iPad app for Instagram. 

That history has been written in 2025 and it seems Meta has got another major development coming through later this year. Instagram is likely to be the next Meta app to make its way on iPad and reports suggest that could happen in the coming months.

The employees at Meta are internally testing the app and it seems the official roll out is not far away unless they notice some major issues with the platform for the iPad. 

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It is not like Meta does not value the iPad as a popular device. You’ve had Facebook (before Meta was formed) since 2011 and since then Apple has sold millions of iPads, making it one of the most popular products in its segment. 

So, why has WhatsApp and Instagram missed out on being on this device? Over the years, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has been quizzed about their puzzling absence from the iPad, and most of his reasons have never made any sense. In an interview earlier, Mosseri pointed out that the iPad community (of users) is not big enough for the company to make it a priority to work on a dedicated iPad app. 

And after saying this, we might see Instagram launch on iPad, because Meta probably sees value in getting more users to its platforms, where they can engage with tools like Meta AI and use it till Apple has its AI tools and assistant sorted. We hope the Instagram app for iPad is a dedicated version and not a web-based fork from the mobile devices. 

We could see the news come out at the WWDC 2025 next week, where Apple could have more third-party AI involvement in place to entice more people to buy iPhones with the latest AI support.