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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On iOS 8.0.2 is not working whatsapp 2.11.8. I try a lot of time.:(
yes its working for me, but not perfectly! some groups cannot open, i don’t know what to do. please help me..
Hi jose,
this is a 2.11.8 iOS 8 bug. There’s nothing we can do about it. Sorry.
Cheers,
Gee Are
This is a 2.11.8 bug on iOS8 and cannot be resolved. Sorry!
Unfortunately my Whatsapp 2.11.8.ipa seems to have been corrupted as when opened in ifunbox it has no files inside. I notice that Whatsapp have now released version 2.11.12, is that likely to work? Does anyone know? Thanks
2.11.12 does not work on iOS 8.
where i want to get “WhatsApp 2.11.8.ipa”?
In your trash folder on your computer, if you did not empty it.
i have 2.11.8 back on my ipad but my friend set latatest whatapp version (2.11.12) on his iphone, what can i do now ?
1-can i install my 2.11.8 back up on his iphone and sign with my appleid and do rest ?
2-why do not use all whatsapp+data from ipone to set up on ipad and only use doc&library to copy on ipad ?
Hi mor,
1. Should work.
2. All data should be copied to iPad.
Cheers,
Gee Are
What about whatsapp2.11.12? I didnt have whatsapp 2.11.8 before. What do i do?
I am using Ipad Air 16GB LTE, i cannot copy all file from the iphone5s, the storekit folder, “.com.apple.mobile_container_manager.metadata.plist” and two doc in library cannot be moved to my computer.
and the ipad still showing “this is not supported” if i move everything i could.
what should i do?
I tried this method on my IOS8 iPod. It keeps on saying “Sorry, your device is currently not supported.”
is it works on the lastest whatsapp update 2.11.12 ?
I’ve downloaded 2.11.7 from vshare on both iphone and ipod and tried it and it WORKED
But the app keeps crashing when typing something .
well it solve the problem if I did the same thing with 2.11.8???
BTW I have IOS 8
Hi nas,
2.11.8 should work. Please, make a backup of the file “WhatsApp 2.11.7.ipa” before updating as a fall-back option.
Cheers,
Gee Are
Did anyone try the latest version 2.11.12?
Because if you don’t have the .ipa file for 2.11.8 there is no way that you can install using 2.11.11. But they have released 2.11.12 very recently. I was hoping that it would work with iPads.