How to get Whatsapp work in your iPad/iPod Touch

This morning I’m planning to buy an iPod touch 4G as a valentine gift for my wife. Half way doing the check out process from Apple online store (Malaysia), I noticed from some forum saying that Whatsapp is stop working for iPod touch and iPad since version 2.5.7 onward! Because the developer want to restrict it. While that caused me to changed my decision not to complete the online order, and do some testing and research first.

After installed Whatsapp to iPad, i got an error message like this in, which is not surprise since last time already stop working:




And checking from several forum and their official Facebook discussion page, Seems like this is well known. Some said probably change to other app but everyone are using Whatsapp in my network, i’m not going to use Ping or TextPlus anyway! Even it is free, KaKaoTalk also not many people using it!

I decided to hack the app/device to get it work, and i managed to get it working on my iPad:



It need some tweak to get it work.

* Please note the method that i provided here just to help those who want to get their Paid Apps working on their iOS devices, my Whatsapp is paid and all i want is to get my Paid App work for all of my iOS device. Not restricted to what Developer tell me what to do.

Whatsapp team, got it? Your Whatsapp is cool, but restricted it for iPhone only is NOT COOL!

What you need?
Jailbroke iPad/iPod Touch with SSH access, or you can use iFile from Cydia
Whatsapp version 2.5.3, if you do not have this, you may need to find it somewhere.
Extra phone number, better with the number you didn’t activate it for Whatsapp on other device.
Optional – “Property List Editor” from mac to Edit the .plist file, but it may not necessary.
Step 1. Install Whatsapp version 2.5.3, activate it with your other mobile phone number that you going to use in your iPad/iPod touch for Whatsapp. First time setup you will prompt to allow Push notification, tap yes. And insert your mobile number to activate. After that you will received an error message said “Your device is failed to authorized, would you like to retry the authorizaion…” ignore and close the app.

Step 2. Upgrade your Whatsapp via iTunes from your PC/Mac to the latest version and sync it with your iPad/iPod touch.

Step 3. Open the Whatsapp again, you should see it is connected and working. If you still receive the error message like this:



Now open iFile (Search and install from Cydia), goto:

* PLEASE NOTE EDITING THIS FILE MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE FAILED TO REBOOT, YOU BETTER KEEP A COPY TO RESTORE LATER OR DO A BACKUP BEFORE YOU APPLY THIS HACK, IT IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IF YOUR DEVICE FAILED TO BOOT INTO THE HOME SCREEN.

/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app

Look for K48AP.plist (iPad) or N72AP.plist (iPod touch), tap and open it with “Property List Viewer”. Tap “Edit”

Under capabilities area, add these codes after the last line, just before the :



Save the file, respring your device, if you do not know how to respring, reboot then.

Open your Whatsapp, and it should be working now.

Actually at first i thought this is not necessary, but it seems like you need these codes to cheat the Whatsapp assume your device is Smartphone, not just iPad/iPod touch. As “telephony” checking is required for Whatsapp to work in version 2.6 onward.

Good luck. My wife going to chat with her buddy from 9-6 daily i guess.



Read more: http://henstudio.com/apple/2011/02/10/how-to-get-whatsapp-work-in-your-ipadipod-touch/#ixzz1ErSaJoS6

Source: http://henstudio.com/apple/2011/02/10/how-to-get-whatsapp-work-in-your-ipadipod-touch/