Enter the BigBoss repo URL and tap Add Source.ĭone. On the bottom bar, go to Sources and tap Edit > Add.ī. If method A did not work, then you can do this:Ī. Tap on it and then tap OK to add this repo as a source. Under Default Sources you should see the BigBoss repo. On the Cydia main screen, scroll to More Package Sources.ī. You can watch the same tutorial in the video below.Ī. You'll find there the option to use WhatsApp Web, explained in detail in this tutorial. Once you're back on the Home Screen, you can open WhatsApp and go to the Settings tab. At the end of the procedure, you'll be prompted to Restart SpringBoard. Once you've found it, tap Install, then Confirm on the next screen.Ħ. On the bottom bar, tap Search and search for WhatsApp Web Enabler.ĥ. If not, follow the tutorial below, then continue with step 4.Ĥ. Go to Sources and make sure the BigBoss repository is added there. If your device is jailbroken, you'll have Cydia added to your Home Screen (Springboard). Jailbreaks are available for iOS 6 ( evasi0n), 7 ( pangu, evasi0n), 8 ( pangu, taig).Ģ. The step-by-step guide to enable WhatsApp Web on older iOS devices:ġ. The WhatsApp Web Enabler tweak will simply enable the native WhatsApp web service in WhatsApp and will block the jailbreak check for the WhatsApp app only.
#Whatsapp ios 8 ipad how to#
In this tutorial we'll show you how to add WhatsApp Web Enabler from Cydia, a tweak that will enable the WhatsApp Web feature for any jailbroken iOS device running iOS 4 to 8.x.
#Whatsapp ios 8 ipad update#
That's fine if your device iOS is up-to-date, but older iOS devices, such as iPhone 4 who can't update past iOS 7, are left out. We'll edit again once we find alternative options.Īs you know, WhatsApp Web is now available natively for iPhones running iOS 8.1+. The developer of WhatsApp Web Enabler got all his tweaks removed from the BigBoss Repo: Source, Reddit discussion about this. Update 1: The required Cydia package is currently unnavailable in the BigBoss repo, so this guide below does not work at this moment.
#Whatsapp ios 8 ipad install#
Tap on previous versions and install 2.17.2. Search and install AppCake and AppSync Unified. Open Cydia and add the iPhoneCake repo, under Sources: .Ĥ. The easiest way is through AppCake, as detailed below.ģ. You'll need the 2.17.2 IPA file for WhatsApp. This will install WhatsApp Web Enabler via iFile.Īt this point, using the latest WhatsApp version won't work with WhatsApp Web Enabler, so you must downgrade WhatsApp to version 2.17.2. Open Safari and click on, then choose "Open in iFile", then choose Installer. The trial version is free and does enough for the task at hand.Ģ. Here's the step by step guide for this solution:ġ. You're basically installing an older version of WhatsApp and the DEB file for WhatsApp Web Enabler, the Cydia tweak used in the original tutorial. This is not the ideal scenario, but it's working. Update 2: Another tested and working solution is provided in the comments section - thanks kshu. If you manage to find the file from another source, the solution posted in "Update 2" below will work, but you'll be doing it at your own risk, since we can't vouch for how clean that file would be. Our last solution is no longer working, since the whatsappwebenabler_1.2-2.deb file needed for it is no longer hosted on the Big Boss repository at all.