WhatsApp is now available on KaiOS devices worldwide

Facebook’s messaging platform, WhatsApp is now available for download on the KaiStore, thanks to a deal announced today by KaiOS Technologies, maker of KaiOS, the leading mobile operating system for smart feature phones.

KaiOS, which currently powers more than 100 million devices shipped worldwide, in over 100 countries, says the messaging app will be available on both its 512MB and 256MB RAM devices.

According to the company, WhatsApp was first launched on the KaiOS-powered JioPhone in India in September of 2018, and with today’s broad release, will now reach millions of new users across Africa, Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, Latin America and beyond.

The company expects that most smart feature phones powered by KaiOS will have WhatsApp preinstalled upon shipment by Q3 2019.