WhatsApp launches Apple Music sharing, plus more - 9to5Mac

What the report says

9to5Mac reports that WhatsApp announced several feature updates on July 22, led by a new option to share listening activity from Apple Music and Spotify directly to WhatsApp Status. The update means users can post a song they are currently playing to their Status with a few taps, making music activity visible to friends through WhatsApp’s ephemeral sharing format.

According to the report, WhatsApp had shown signs of working on Apple Music Status sharing as early as November, but the company now says the feature has officially launched. The announcement came alongside other additions, including integration with Adobe Acrobat for PDFs, which 9to5Mac referenced as part of the same broader rollout.

The article also says WhatsApp is changing account setup for iPad users. After the iPad app’s launch, users had requested the ability to create or access an account directly from the tablet without relying on a phone number, and WhatsApp is now adding that iPad-focused signup option. The report frames this as a response to a commonly requested feature from iPad users.

WhatsApp also highlighted improvements to its CarPlay app, which 9to5Mac says now allows users to do more than before, though the article does not detail every capability. The updates matter because they extend WhatsApp beyond basic messaging into music sharing, document handling, tablet account access and in-car use, reflecting the service’s effort to make its app more useful across Apple devices and everyday communication contexts.