How to: Install WhatsApp on your Nexus 7

codenamezero · Aug 21, 2012

METHOD 1
What your need:

Your mobile phone
Titainium Backup * Root

Steps to install WhatsApp to your Nexus 7:

Use TI Backup to backup WhatsApp on your phone
Copy the 3 backed up files (properties, tar.gz, apk.gz) from your Titainium Backup folder from your phone
Install Titainium Backup on your Nexus 7
Copy over those 3 backup files to your Nexus 7 (into Titainium Backup folder)
Run Titainium Backup and restore WhatsApp (App+Data)
Titainium Backup will first restore the app, and might self open
When WhatsApp opens up just close it
Titainium Backup will resume to restore the data
Now run WhatsApp again, and it will prompt you to follow the initialization procedures
It will fail after you submit your "mobile phone" number and Force Close
Run WhatsApp again, and you are good to go

:laugh::good:

Edit: Please note that my TitaniumBackup was done on a custom ICS ROM (ParanoidAndroid) from my Samsung Infuse 4G phone. ICS is the closest thing to JB... so perhaps if you back up from Foyo or GB, it might not work. But give it a try.

METHOD 2

StrangerWeather said:
This is my method. Might work with an landline if you don't have a mobile at all, I haven't tried. I have an ordinary mobile (not a smartphone), and I managed to get Whatsapp to work on the N7 using Bluestacks.

Start by following this:

Install Whatsapp apk: http://www.whatsapp.com/android/current/WhatsApp.apk

Install Appguard - details here for the next few steps: http://xdaforums.com/show...1&postcount=17

Now if you fail verification for both the SMS and Voice methods like I did, and if you don't have a smartphone, the following is an option.

You need: a pc, a mobile phone for texts (an ordinary mobile phone is fine).

1. Download and install Bluestacks on your PC http://www.bluestacks.com
2. Select "Social" and install Whatsapp on your PC.
3. Input your mobile number. The SMS verification should work this time. Be patient, it can take 10 minutes.
4. Once you have your code go back to your Nexus 7 and input it.

Hope this helps!

R3dbeaver · Aug 21, 2012

and the Nexus Whatsapp will use the same number as my phone?

So... if my phone gets a message, both phone and nexus will get it?

thunderskain · Aug 21, 2012

R3dbeaver said:
and the Nexus Whatsapp will use the same number as my phone?

So... if my phone gets a message, both phone and nexus will get it?

I've tried this before.. apparently it screws up the entire system. Some messages get send over to the phone, some send to N7 and some both! I wouldnt know if any of them didnt get sent over though..

But since this confusion started, i decided to take another number and use whatsapp along with it.. At least both my devices can chat with each other

codenamezero · Aug 21, 2012

R3dbeaver said:
and the Nexus Whatsapp will use the same number as my phone?

So... if my phone gets a message, both phone and nexus will get it?

Yes, it has the same number as your phone. But think of it like this, is not really a "number". WhatsApp treat your "number" like the account name (username).

It will go to your currently active device. I don't have issues with the messages, I used Nexus 7, all the messages went to my Nexus 7. If i start using my phone, messages will go to my phone. However, it MIGHT cause confusion if BOTH of your devices are active.

ace9988 · Aug 21, 2012

thunderskain said:
I've tried this before.. apparently it screws up the entire system. Some messages get send over to the phone, some send to N7 and some both! I wouldnt know if any of them didnt get sent over though..

But since this confusion started, i decided to take another number and use whatsapp along with it.. At least both my devices can chat with each other

codenamezero said:
Yes, it has the same number as your phone. But think of it like this, is not really a "number". WhatsApp treat your "number" like the account name (username).

It will go to your currently active device. I don't have issues with the messages, I used Nexus 7, all the messages went to my Nexus 7. If i start using my phone, messages will go to my phone. However, it MIGHT cause confusion if BOTH of your devices are active.

I've had this issue when i did it last year on my touchpad and desire hd...messages in conversation go to one device or the other and aren't synced

Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using Tapatalk 2

codenamezero · Aug 21, 2012

R3dbeaver said:
and the Nexus Whatsapp will use the same number as my phone?

So... if my phone gets a message, both phone and nexus will get it?

ace9988 said:
I've had this issue when i did it last year on my touchpad and desire hd...messages in conversation go to one device or the other and aren't synced

Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using Tapatalk 2

Think of this as Microsoft MSN Messenger... you only receives message towards your active client...
Anyhow, I'm using my mobile phone right now with WhatsApp, zero issue, since it is the currently active device.

It doesn't screw up anything, WhatsApp server just delivers to the whatever active device, and there is no sync just like MSN Messenger...

lexi250 · Aug 21, 2012

THANKS for this, I was a little disappointed when I can't install Whatsapp at the Play Store. :good:

meatlocker · Aug 21, 2012

Didn't work for me. Install went fine (restored from TB), but on running, it says that it can't identify my device, and that tablets aren't supported. Thinking that maybe it was my DPI, I changed to 160 and tried again. No dice.

codenamezero · Aug 21, 2012

meatlocker said:
Didn't work for me. Install went fine (restored from TB), but on running, it says that it can't identify my device, and that tablets aren't supported. Thinking that maybe it was my DPI, I changed to 160 and tried again. No dice.

That's normal, just hit cancel when it says can't identify your device, let TB restore the data as well. Then launch it again, the restored data will trick WhatsApp to bypass the initial device checking. It will "think" your device is supported (because it thinks it was from your mobile phone).

If it failed, just uninstall WhatsApp completely from your Nexus, then do a restore completely from your TB (MUST BE APP+DATA).

PS: My TB backup was done on ICS from ParanoidAndroid ROM for Samsung Infuse 4G, so, MAYBE there could be some conflict if you come from Foyo or GB. ICS is the closest thing to JB.

MamaSaidWhat? · Aug 21, 2012

Thanks for sharing, working beautifully on my 7 now!

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

sotoskawasaki · Aug 22, 2012

This trick works also with viber... Thanks OP for sharing!

Edit: I used my Galaxy Nexus running JB for backing up the apps. They both run great without errors or fc's.

thomas2429 · Sep 2, 2012

Is it possible to use iphone's whatspp account in nexus 7?

codenamezero · Sep 2, 2012

thomas2429 said:
Is it possible to use iphone's whatspp account in nexus 7?

Technically, you can, if you can swap the iPhone SIM card into an android phone, setup Whatsapp in your android phone using the same number, then use TitaniumBackup to back it up and restore it in your Nexus 7.

eyesonyou · Sep 11, 2012

didnt work

tried, didnt work

andymihail · Sep 12, 2012

Works great. Thanks!
(Moved whatsapp from Sgs2 with RR2.6.1 to N7 with PA2.1.1)

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

codenamezero · Sep 12, 2012

eyesonyou said:
tried, didnt work

What error message did you get? Can't help you much if you just say it didn't work.

eyesonyou · Sep 12, 2012

codenamezero said:
What error message did you get? Can't help you much if you just say it didn't work.

I restored data and app successfully but it still gives same error message. 'Not compatible with tabs'

Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

ceramista · Sep 12, 2012

eyesonyou said:
I restored data and app successfully but it still gives same error message. 'Not compatible with tabs'

Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

I had the same problem, kept saying not compatible with tabs. After a few dozens of tries I got it working. Uninstalled everything whatapp related (from N7)and just used the 3 files from titanium back up (from Gnex) placed those 3 files in back up folder (titanium) and restored from there. I can assure you it works. Follow steps posted om some earlier post here.

Messages do not syncronize between devices. What I write on Gnex stays there, same for Nexus 7.

Good luck.

eyesonyou · Sep 12, 2012

ceramista said:
I had the same problem, kept saying not compatible with tabs. After a few dozens of tries I got it working. Uninstalled everything whatapp related (from N7)and just used the 3 files from titanium back up (from Gnex) placed those 3 files in back up folder (titanium) and restored from there. I can assure you it works. Follow steps posted om some earlier post here.

Messages do not syncronize between devices. What I write on Gnex stays there, same for Nexus 7.

Good luck.

i took backup files from my friends android phone. i havent got any android device but n7. did anyone tried block "read phone state" permission?

codenamezero · Sep 12, 2012

eyesonyou said:
i took backup files from my friends android phone. i havent got any android device but n7. did anyone tried block "read phone state" permission?

It needs to be YOUR OWN android phone, what's the point of taking your friend's backup? You will end up having his user data and Whatsapp number, which doesn't match your Nexus 7's user (you). Of course it won't work. The point of taking the TB backup from your own phone is that when you restore it in the N7, everything would remain more of less the same, including the user profile etc.

Unless you can add your own Google account + Whatsapp account to your friend's phone set it up, run it, then do a TB backup under your own accounts, otherwise i highly doubt it will work.

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