How to install WhatsApp on a tablet

WhatsApp is a software that allows the user to instantly exchange text messages with other subscribers. In addition to them, this application allows you to hear a voice, as in a mobile connection, and see an image, as in Skype. All mobile platforms are supported, as well as personal computers running Windows.

If the user does not want to pay for mobile communications, but at the same time wants to continue communicating with loved ones, then WhatsApp is an excellent solution.

Step-by-step instructions on how to install WhatsApp on an Android and iOS tablet.

Installing WhatsApp on a tablet with the Android system is considered impossible and unauthorized by official manufacturers. When you try to install the extension in the usual way, a message will pop up stating that this software is not supported. But this does not mean at all that you will have to make do with regular calls. There is a way to install WhatsApp on an Android tablet, and it will not cause any difficulties even for a user who has never dealt with installing programs.

List of steps to download and install WhatsApp messenger on your tablet:

• Go to the main WhatsApp software website and download the installation file from it. It must be a self-extracting application in ".apk" format.
• Now you need to go to the “Settings” menu and the “Security” section of your device and check the box next to “Allow installation of applications from an unknown manufacturer”, otherwise the overly sensitive configured security settings will not allow you to safely install the application, or even completely remove the “suspicious” installer .
• Find the downloaded file in the tablet’s internal memory. Usually downloaded things are located in the Downloads folder, unless, of course, another is specified in the settings. The operating systems of many tablets include a special item in the home menu, which is called “Downloads”. If you have difficulty finding it, you can remember the name of the installer and enter at least part of it in the search field in the file manager.
• Launch the installation file by clicking on it with your finger. If the security function in the settings has been canceled, then no questions or obstacles to starting the program will arise. Sometimes a warning may appear stating that the application is not intended for tablet computers, but you just need to ignore it and move on.
• Now authorization.

It takes place in two stages:

• First of all, you will need to activate your Google account linked to your phone number. You can take any SIM card for this, even with a currently zero balance. It is desirable that it not be the current main method of installing mobile communications.
• After this, you need to go through the authorization process in the program itself. You cannot skip this process. As soon as WhatsApp is launched, the algorithms built into it will check for the presence of an authorized profile on this device.After such an element is not detected, the user is informed about this in plain text on the screen, and will not be allowed to use WhatsApp resources until he has passed authorization. The program will request a code sent to the specified SIM card via SMS message. If this message cannot be read on a tablet, then you can simply transfer it to your mobile phone. As a last resort, you can force the system to make a call to the specified number and dictate the required numbers there. After authorization, immediately before using WhatsApp, you need to insert the SIM card back, otherwise nothing will work.

Step-by-step installation of the WhatsApp application for iPad:

For the version of this device, the developers did not provide for transferring the program at all. Even the iPhone version is not suitable. But this does not mean at all that you will have to spend money on mobile communications. And for iPad there are ways to install the messenger, and here is one of them:

• Perform a jailbreak on your device. This action will significantly expand the capabilities of the iPad, but at the same time deprive it of the original warranty. In other countries, this action is officially considered illegal, but who can prevent the user from modifying their gadget? In order for this manipulation to occur successfully, it is enough to download the AppSync program of the appropriate version.
• After this, you should connect the iPad to the computer and on the PC using a third-party file manager (in this situation it will be useful to use iTunes or iFunBox) and install the application (the button for this is located at the top of the screen). To successfully carry out this operation, there must be an installation file for WhatsApp with the extension “ipa” in the computer’s memory.
• Now all that remains is to wait for the WhatsApp installation to complete, disconnect the gadget from the computer and launch a new program on the iPad.
• Go through authorization using the previous steps.

If this method is not suitable for some reason, then you can use another:

• Without installing a jailbreak and, accordingly, without losing the right to technical support, it is possible to install the necessary program by using the computer again.
• Download WhatsApp installer for iPad from iTunesStore. This is a site with many other latest version installation files for programs that are difficult to find elsewhere.
• After downloading the installer, you need to click “Show in Explorer”.
• Download and install the iTunes program on your personal computer. “iFunBox” is suitable as an alternative option, but it does not work with all versions. Before installation, it is advisable to select the Russian language.
• Connect your iPad to your computer via USB.
• On your computer, launch the available software and use it to open the internal memory of the connected gadget. Install WhatsApp using iFunBox on PC.
• Wait for the installation to complete and disconnect the device from the desktop computer.
• Try to launch WhatsApp on iPad. An error will pop up and the application will not start.
• On iPhone, you need to remove this program if it was installed.
• Download and install this program again on your iPhone. Not to restore, but to download and install again.
• Authorize your iPhone.
• Connect the iPhone to the computer and, using the same file manager as last time, open the internal memory of the phone and move the “Documents” and “Library” folders from the “Application Programs” - “WhatsApp” directory to the computer memory.
• Connect the iPad to the computer, use the file manager to delete the document and library folders on it through the same directory, and then replace them with the folders that were on the iPhone.
• Unload WhatsApp and launch it again on the iPad connected to the computer. Wait for the installation to complete.
• Now you can disconnect the gadget from the PC and use the program.

Recommendations for installing WhatsApp

If the user already has the WhatsApp application installed somewhere on their devices, then he will have to use a new SIM card when reinstalling the profile on the gadget. The fact is that WhatsApp cannot be used on multiple devices. If this software was already installed on the phone, after which the user decided to configure this program via the tablet, then he will again have to go through authorization with a new number. If you use the old one on an iPad, the registration will be reset on the phone, and you will have to go through it again there. Therefore, it is important to remember: one device - one SIM.