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    iOS 8: How To Install WhatsApp On iPad Without Jailbreak

    Gee Are PabstBy Updated:166 Comments5 Mins Read
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    WhatsApp iconWhatsApp on iPad without jailbreak is easily installed on iOS 7 and iOS 8 (iPod touch included) using the free iFunBox (Windows and Mac versions available). I tried also DiskAid, but it didn’t worked. However, there is a known issue with WhatsApp on iOS 8 beta: Some contacts or groups force WhatsApp on iOS 8 beta to crash.  This is a general problem of WhatsApp on iOS 8 and has nothing to do with this tweak.

    Update February 4, 2016: iOS: Install WhatsApp On iPad With Messenger Plus For WhatsApp
    Update August 22, 2015: How To Set Up WhatsApp Web On iPad And Mac
    Update: December 10, 2014: WhatsApp On iPad Without Jailbreak Not Working Anymore
    Update November 17, 2014: WhatsApp version 2.11.14 is also NOT working on iPads, but WhatsApp 2.11.8!
    Update September 24, 2014: WhatsApp version 2.11.12 is also NOT working on iPads, but WhatsApp 2.11.8!
    Update September 19, 2014: WhatsApp version 2.11.11 is NOT working on iPads, but WhatsApp 2.11.8!
    Update September 18, 2014: WhatsApp is completely working again on iOS 8 final version.

    In the following you see a step-by-step guide to install WhatsApp on iPad without jailbreak. I was successful on an iPad Air cellular 128 GB with iOS 8 beta 2 installed. However, it should work on a non-cellular iPad or iPad mini as well.

    That’s all! You got it: WhatsApp on iPad without jailbreak is running on iOS 8! But keep in mind that you can’t use Whatsapp parallel both on your iPhone and on your iPad. If you want to switch between WhatsApp on iPhone to WhatsApp on iPad, close WhatsApp on the one device before you start WhatsApp on the other. To be safe, deactivate ‘Background App Refresh’ on both devices. Go to ‘Settings’, ‘WhatsApp’ and deactivate ‘Background App refresh’.

    If the get the following message, you have to repeat the ‘WhatsApp on iPad without jailbreak’ tweak:

    iOS 8 WhatsApp on iPad installation device not supported: You need to repeat Steps 3-8 and 10-13 to get access to WhatsApp again.
    Source: miApple.me

    If you want to use WhatsApp later again on your iPhone, you have to reactivate WhatsApp on your iPhone via SMS.
    If you want then use it again on the iPad you have to go through step 3 to 7 and 9 to 12 again.

    Here are some FAQs and troubleshooting:

    • Q: Can I still sync my iPad with iTunes?
      • A: So far, on iOS 8 iTunes sync works. However on iOS 7, you will get a message in iTunes that your computer is no longer authorized to install apps on your iPad. However, you can check the option ‘Sync only checked songs and videos’ in the ‘Summary’ section: songs and Videos will be synced. Updating apps ‘over the air’ via automatic downloads is still possible.
    • Q: If there is an updateforWhatsApp, can I update it? Will it still work?
      • A: You have to delete WhatsApp from your iPad, update WhatsApp on your iPhone and do the workaround describe above again.
    • Q: If there is an iPad software update,  can I update it?WillWhatsApp be removed?
      • A: You should remove WhatsApp from your iPad, update iOS and then do the workaround describe above again.
    • Q: WhatsApp is not working in general on my iPad.WhatsApp crashes every time I want to open a new message. What can I do?
      • A: There is a known issue with iOS 8 beta: Some contacts or groups force WhatsApp on iOS 8 beta to crash. This is a general problem and has nothing to do with this tweak. To date (06/27/2014), the only working solution (both for WhatsApp on iPhone and iPad) is, either to identify the contact and delete the messages of the contact or delete all conversations. But all the conversations are then lost! And in my case, the same contact let WhatsApp crashed again after I deleted the conversation!

    Stay tuned! 😉

    Hi there,my name is Gee Are, blogger and analyst. Blogging is my Passion! I’m the founder and owner of the two blogs called pabst.socialmedia and miapple.me - Tech.Blog.My work experience as a blogger and analysist (Internet Intelligence, SEO and social media) is the basis of the services of pabst.socialmedia.Find more about me.

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    1. andria on

      it give me a msg … ” failed to verify your device ” and when i press verify it give me the not currently msg what should i do ?

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    2. Coen Zwarts on

      Reading back my previous post it looks much more rude than I intended, I’m really sorry for that.

      But I’m one of the people that followed the instructions exactly, got 2.11.11 on the iPhone and with the help of iFunbox on the iPad with the disappointing result of ““sorry your device is currently not supported”. Like others I also figured out that I needed a previous version of Whatsapp, but I can not find it anywhere.
      So please, if anyone has 2.11.8 running again on the iPad, can you tell the others where you got it from?

      Thanks

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    4. MnOo on

      Also me , It was working in IOS 7 with whatsapp 2.11.8
      but after I update to IOS 8 it is not support 🙁
      Help please
      my device is IPad mini 2

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          • Chase on

            This really does work. I have an iPad mini just finished installing whatsapp on ios 8. as Gee says make sure you copy ALL the files from iPhone to iPad.

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              • chase on

                hi Gee I used 2.11.8 to install with workes great for a while then crashes…. So I rolled back to IOS 7….

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                • Saul on

                  ¿Cómo busco esa actualización de Whatsapp? Quiero instalarla en mi iPod 5g, ya lo he hecho, pero una vez se actualizó y me apareció el mensaje de “Su dispositivo no es compatible”, AYUDA

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                  • Gee Are Pabst on

                    Hi Saul,

                    You wrote:
                    “How to look for that update Whatsapp ? I want to install it on my iPod 5g , and I did , but once I updated and message appeared ” Your device is not compatible” , HELP”

                    Which WhatsApp version did you install? Version 2.11.8 is the only one working on iPad with iOS 8.

                    Cheers,
                    Gee Are

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                • Mr Yen on

                  Hi Chase.. can u teach us how to rolled back to ios 7 from ios 8. i thot apple has stopped signing ios 7 and thus we cant go back.

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          • Gee Are Pabst on

            Hi hiatham,

            Look into your trash folder for “WhatsApp 2.11.8.ipa”, untrash it and make sure that you have installed the same version both on iPhone and iPad.

            Cheers,
            Gee Are

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    6. shea on

      hi i keep getting “sorry your device is currently not supported” on my ipad air with ios8 after following your steps to the T. any suggestions? many thanks

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      • Gee Are Pabst on

        Hi,

        it works on iPad air. The most common mistake is not to mark all files for copying from iPhone to the computer and from computer to the iPad.

        Try it again and follow all described steps EXACTLY.

        Cheers,
        Gee Are

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        • Nadia on

          I’m having the same problem. I tried this many times and it didn’t work. iFunBox says that my iPad is “jailed,” and it doesn’t allow me to copy all the necessary files. I have a 32 GB 2nd gen iPad.

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          • Gee Are Pabst on

            You should be able to install it on iPad. If not, then something went wrong. However, WhatsApp 2.11.11 is not working on iOS 8 and iPad. It crashes during starting. But it works on WhatsApp 2.11.8. So this is a WhatsApp bug and not an iOS 8 issue.

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            • Nadia on

              How can I install 2.11.8? I found the ipa file online and tried installing it on the iPad using iFunBox and iTools, but installation failed both times. My iPad isn’t jailbreaked/unlocked, so I’m guessing that it just doesn’t support older versions being installed? Is there any way you know of that could help me get WhatsApp installed, especially since I’ve updated to iOS 8 and there’s no jailbreak available?

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                • Nadia on

                  That’s what I was trying to do. I found other 2.11.8 ipa files, but they wouldn’t even install on the iPhone. I used the ipa that you provided, and when I installed it on the iPhone, it kept asking me for the Apple ID password. When I entered them, it crashed. This happened repeatedly.

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                  • Gee Are Pabst on

                    Hi Nadia,

                    my fault! Every ipa-File is protected by one’s own Apple ID. I removed the download file. Look into your trash folder for your own “WhatsApp 2.11.8.ipa”, untrash it and make sure that you have installed the same version both on iPhone and iPad.

                    Cheers,
                    Gee Are

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                    • Francois on

                      Whatsapp was working fine on my ipad air then after update of ios 8 and whatsapp itself its not. I still receive the messages notification but I cant go into whatsapp

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        • teju on

          hi
          i did try whatsapp v 2.11.8 and work as well but after sometime i received msg from group and friends, its begin crash. every time i want open my chat, it crash app and exit from app. any solution ? sorry for bad english.

          Reply

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