
Enter your number complete with country code.

Step 4) Whatsapp will ask your phone number for verification. Step 2) Download Whatsapp.apk from this link here This will let you install an app outside playstore. Go to Settings → Security → Unknown sources and check the box for "Allow installation of applications from both trusted and unknown sources". Step 1) Temporarily change the security setting to allow the Android to install apps from unknown sources. Method A) Register new account using an available phone number

Tablet users with only wifi can still register and activate whatsapp on their device in few simple steps, as long as they have a phone and a number and this phone doesn't even need to be a smart phone. Once you register it, all you need is internet connectivity. Whatsapp uses internet for messaging, but it requires a phone number to register it.
