WhatsApp 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:
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! 😉
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Has anyone tried installing WhatsApp 2.11.12 on the iPad?
Does not work. See updated post.
WhatsApp 2.11.12.ipa can use it in ipad?
Does not work. See updated post.
Just loaded 2.11.8 on IOS 8 and it worked perfectly. However, along the way, I learnt that you need to load the same version on both the iPad and iPhone, as a small version change upsets whatsapp significantly.
Please provide info of where you downloaded, please?
2.11.8 on IOS8 working with me. the only problem is some groups cannot open. but i am getting notification. what to do..please help me someone.
Has anyone tried the newest update of WhatsApp (2.11.12) on their iPad?
Another option can be to downgrade to iOS 7, but I’m not sure if the latest Whatsapp works there… can someone verify !?! Downgrade details at http://osxdaily.com/2014/09/21/downgrade-ios-8-back-to-ios-7-1-2/
how to initialize ipa-File protected by one’s own Apple ID to your own apple ID not downloaded from itunes?
Hi goforall,
sorry, so far I know there’s no option.
Cheers,
Gee Are
I have upgraded my whatsapp on ipad to 2.11.12 and now it doesn’t work. I have also remove totally the old version 2.11.8 fro my PC cannot be found anyway in the trash.
But I have downloaded a copy of 2.11.8.ipa from the internet and NOT from itunes, therefore, not using my apple id to download.
After installing in my ipad, it still ask me for apple id?
Please help on.
Thanks
Works perfectly with 2.11.8 24mb version in ipad air ios 8 version.. 🙂
Sir Which version you download?? Please help me i am using ios 8.1.3
Hi Usman,
sorry, the game is over 🙁 :
To date, not a single version is working on iPad anymore. For Details see:
https://miapple.me/whatsapp-ipad-without-jailbreak-not-working-anymore/
Cheers,
Gee Are
Has anybody done it successfully on ipad with ios 8.0 ?
fren, i have empty my trash.. so i dnt have 2.8.11 fiLE ANYMORE… any idea where can i get it back or dload,, thanks a lot
Sorry, so far I know there’s no option.