#Whatsapp ios 5.1.1 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. 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. 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.