Official support for WhatsApp on an iPad 2 running iOS 9.3.5 has ended April 2026 , WhatsApp requires iOS 15.1 or newer for its official iPad app, which was released in May 2025. Apple Support Community

While on the WhatsApp Web page in Safari, tap the (the square with an upward arrow). Select "Add to Home Screen." Name it "WhatsApp" and tap Add .

Therefore,

You cannot run a standalone WhatsApp account on an iPad 2 in 2024. You must use the method described above to mirror your existing phone's account onto the iPad.

This is a specific and challenging topic because the and iOS 9.3.5 are very old (the iPad 2 was released in 2011, and iOS 9.3.5 is from 2016). WhatsApp no longer supports iOS 9 or older devices.

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