{"id":68467,"date":"2014-06-23T17:30:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T15:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=68467"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:37:55","slug":"how-to-install-whatsapp-on-your-ipad-or-ipod-touch-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-install-whatsapp-on-your-ipad-or-ipod-touch-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install WhatsApp on your iPad or iPod touch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contrary to popular belief, it&#8217;s possible to install WhatsApp on an iPad or an iPod touch\u00a0<strong>without resorting to a jailbreak. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With a little trick and a simple app, \u00a0I&#8217;ll explain how you can install WhatsApp on your iPad or iPod, <strong>even without a SIM<\/strong>. The procedure takes no more than ten minutes, is simple, and works great.<\/p>\n<h3>What you need<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to your iPad or iPod touch, you&#8217;ll also need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a Mac or PC with\u00a0<strong>iTunes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>iFunBox<\/strong>, a file manager for\u00a0Mac\u00a0or\u00a0PC\u00a0that&#8217;s used to manage the files on iOS devices<\/li>\n<li>an\u00a0<strong>iPhone<\/strong> (used only for a few minutes, you can even borrow your friend&#8217;s if you don&#8217;t have your own)<\/li>\n<li>a\u00a0<strong>SIM<\/strong> (this will also serve just as a one-off and only for a few minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The last item must be inserted in the iPhone to install and authorize WhatsApp on your mobile phone. Subsequently, this authorization will be &#8220;transferred&#8221; to the iPad, as I&#8217;ll explain in the next steps.<\/p>\n<p>Since, however, the same phone number can&#8217;t be used for WhatsApp simultaneously on two devices, the idea is to use a SIM which isn&#8217;t already tied to a WhatsApp account.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Download the app on your computer<\/h3>\n<p>Open<strong> iTunes <\/strong>on your Mac or PC and go to the iTunes Store. Find WhatsApp \u00a0for iPhone\u2013 there isn&#8217;t a specific one for iPad\u2013 using the search field, and click on\u00a0<em>Free <\/em>to download it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56010\" title=\"Find WA in the Store\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/Tumblr-new-iOS-header.png\" alt=\"Find WA in the Store\" width=\"568\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By doing this, the installation file (.IPA) will be downloaded to\u00a0<em>Music&gt; iTunes&gt; iTunes Media&gt; Mobile Applications<\/em> (on both Mac and PC).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56011\" title=\"The IPA file\" src=\"\" alt=\"The IPA file\" width=\"568\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For your convenience, drag it to the Desktop.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Install WhatsApp on your iPad<\/h3>\n<p>Download\u00a0<strong>iFunBox<\/strong> (it&#8217;s available for\u00a0<a title=\"Read the news\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/voice-call-tab-seen-in-new-android-screenshots\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mac<\/a> and\u00a0<a title=\"Read the news\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/voice-call-tab-seen-in-new-android-screenshots\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PC<\/a>), open it and connect your iPad. Click on\u00a0<em>Install App<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56012\" title=\"iFunBox install app\" src=\"\" alt=\"iFunBox install app\" width=\"568\" height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Browse on your desktop, select the .IPA\u00a0file, and install the app on your iPad. Disconnect it from your computer.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Authorize the app on an iPhone<\/h3>\n<p><strong>I<\/strong><strong>nstall a new version of WhatsApp<\/strong> on an iPhone, using a SIM card that isn&#8217;t already linked to a WhatsApp account. If the app is already on your smartphone, delete it and re-install it. Before deleting it, though, <strong>back up your chats to iCloud <\/strong>(open WhatsApp, go to\u00a0<em>Settings&gt; Chat&gt; Backup chat<\/em> and tap\u00a0<em>Backup Now<\/em>). That way, you can restore them when the app re-installs.<\/p>\n<p>If, for example, you have an old SIM card you no longer use, but which can still receive a text (the code to authorize the app will be sent via text message), or maybe a SIM card belonging to a relative or friend who doesn&#8217;t use WhatsApp on that number, use that.<\/p>\n<p>The SIM will only serve to activate the app. Then, it can continue to function as normal.<\/p>\n<p>Open WhatsApp on your phone and proceed to\u00a0<strong>register <\/strong>your number. Once you&#8217;ve entered the code, which you&#8217;ll get via SMS, you can close the app.<\/p>\n<h3>4. The iPhone to iPad Transfer authorization<\/h3>\n<p>Disconnect your iPad from your computer and connect your iPhone. In iFunBox, choose\u00a0<em>User Application<\/em>, find WhatsApp, and double click. Get the\u00a0<em>Documents <\/em><em>and <\/em><em>Library<\/em> folders and drag them to the desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56013\" title=\"Docs folder and Lib iPhone\" src=\"\" alt=\"Docs folder and Lib iPhone\" width=\"568\" height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Disconnect the iPhone, connect your iPad, select <em>User Applications&gt; Whatsapp<\/em> again, open it with a double click, and drag the two folders that you took on your iPhone and &#8220;parked&#8221; on the desktop.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the iPhone (which contains the authorization), is replaced by the iPad or iPod touch.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Open WhatsApp on your iPad and start chatting<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve carefully followed the above steps, WhatsApp should be fully operational on your iPad.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56014\" title=\"List Chat\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/elderscrollsheader2.png\" alt=\"List Chat\" width=\"568\" height=\"757\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>WhatsApp without limits<\/h3>\n<p>Having WhatsApp on an iPad or iPod touch is nice and convenient. You can surf, chat, or work on the same device, and it&#8217;s very easy to use.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of the iPod, since you probably spend most of your time in places covered by WiFi networks, the Apple music player becomes a quasi-iPhone, even more so when WhatsApp will be able to accept voice calls.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to transfer music files on WhatsApp on an iOS device, check out our tutorial on <a title=\"iPhone: how to send an MP3 via WhatsApp\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/send-mp3-via-whatsapp-on-iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transferring MP3 files via WhatsApp. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contrary to popular belief, it&#8217;s possible to install WhatsApp on an iPad or an iPod touch\u00a0without resorting to a jailbreak. With a little trick and a simple app, \u00a0I&#8217;ll explain how you can install WhatsApp on your iPad or iPod, even without a SIM. The procedure takes no more than ten minutes, is simple, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-install-whatsapp-on-your-ipad-or-ipod-touch-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to install WhatsApp on your iPad or iPod touch&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2047,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2333],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-68467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionwhatsapp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2047"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330585,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68467\/revisions\/330585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68467"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=68467"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=68467"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=68467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}