There is no doubt that all mobile smartphone users want to engage in the buzz around whatsapp, but it can be really frustrating to discover that your Nokia Asha 200 or 205 is unsupported for this chat application. Lot’s of people have been in search of ways to install a working version of whatsapp on their Nokia Asha phones, and guess what, there is a work around to get things work your way.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to download and install the whatsapp mobile chat application to run smoothly on your Nokia Asha smartphone without much hassle.
Prerequisites To Installing Whatsapp on Nokia Asha and s40 Unsupported Devices
- Make sure the unsupported smartphone device you are about to run the Whatsapp chat application on, has a free memory of at least 4MB.
- A mobile phone that supports Whatsapp installation other than your Nokia Asha phone where you would love to install the application.
Method 1 to Downloading Whatsapp for Asha 200
- Remove the memory card in your Nokia Asha phone and insert it into any s40 Nokia phone where Whatsapp is supported.
- Visit Whatsapp s40 page and download the app for into the phone.
- Copy the downloaded app into your memory card, and then remove your memory card from the phone.
- Insert the memory card back into your Nokia Asha 200 or Asha 205 device.
- You can now launch this app and watch it run successfully on your Nokia phone.
If the above method does not work for you, follow the below procedure. It also works.
Method 2 to Running Whatsapp on Nokia Asha Phones
This method is similar to the one above. You have to follow steps 1 down through till 4. This time after you insert the memory card back to your asha phone, do not launch the app.
5. After you locate the app on your Nokia Asha 200, (i.e when you insert the memory card back to your phone). Click on your options key and select “Update Version”.
6. After the update must have been successful, all you need do is enter your login details and rock whatsapp on your smartphone.
The above methods have been tested and trusted. But before I end this post, I’ll share with you 2 other videos with different techniques to making whatsapp work on unsupported smartphones.
Following the laid down guides would definitely work for you as shown in the videos below.
Video 1
Video 2
How do you like that? Feel free to let me know what you think. Did it work for you in installing whatsapp on s40 java phones, especially the asha 200 family series? Do you have other working methods to this OR did you encounter any errors? Let us know using the comment below.
60 Comments
Hy Oscar..nice tutorial
i use Asha 200 and this is the easiest method i used on mine..i just collected the download url n it works http://whatsapp.com/s40/WhatsApp.jad ..tnkz
Thanks for letting us know it did work for you. BTW, I appreciate your comments down here.
Wonderful to hear this hope i will try to do this….thank you very much Mr Frank
These tips are really helpful and smart Nokia tricks too, Oscar. I’ll try them on my Asha 200.
You definitely need to Stella, 🙂 . Please also remember to let us know if it did work for you. Do have a great day ahead.
it didnt work on my asha 200, is there any other way
Yeah that was the best steps ever but he didnt mention 1 tning, that you should insert 2 simcards on nokia asha 200 if it is a dual sim. The setting up favourites will fail if you didnt insert 2 simcards..
It work on my Nokia asha 200 but if i hide it i mean the watapp no notifications it will say not supported
I guess you don’t have to hide the notifications and let it work. Thanks.
Me nokia asha200 use karta hu ,watsapp suport hi nahi hota
It gives an error ! That page not found when it runs notifier ? Plz help
helloo oscar, i have been tryin to download whatsapp on my nokia asha 205, but it’s not workn, but when i used asha 200 it worked… Thanks oscar, for the tips… Do have a great day ahead!!!!!
sory, i meant that i used the method on mine, i actually use asha 205.. Sory for the mistake… Lols
Sure Jenny,
I’m glad it worked for you. Thanks for letting us know.
Nice to hear
You are welcome ThankGod.
Please how can I make it work with just only sim1 inserted.
boss,it did not work 4 my asha 205,d page refuse 2 open,it sayz unsurrported
It doesent work for me
plz help me
What error did you encounter in your case Fazil?
It really a step in deed
it is so simple to install whatsapp on nokia asha 200,202 and 205.
Open belove link in your asha phone, it link to whatsapp .jad file, it direct install whatsapp from its website.
http://tinyurl.com/ravisss or http://www.whatsapp.com/s40/WhatsApp.Jad
here notice when typing url there is “W” and “A” capical in browser.
Thanks for your contribution Ravi.
Can i run whatsapp on TECNO T722 with 4 sims?
is there an application i can download to help in the installation like it works for laptop using bluestacks?
I hav tried it on my nokia asha205 single sim n when i launch it the message i get is ‘unable to start’
am using asha 205,nd a broda of mine help 2 copy it on my memory card,bt unfortunately,wen i want 2 open it,its teln me invalid app delete.pls wat can i do
It is made comunication easier 4 d peopl
I was able to copy from a smartphone to my memory card but it was the details of the whatsapp of the other person that I have on it after I clicked “Update version”.I’ve been trying to change phone number or refresh favorites but it has not worked.Please kindly help out
pls help me out on hw i cn down whats up app in my ash 205
my phone is asha 205,i have try coping it wit others phone nd yet it didnt work,what its normally say dat d application error what will i do,
i also wnt to whatsapp on my asha 205 u guys shuld help me out
Have you tried out the laid out procedures here?
I’m glad i found the secret……i have been trying this for long on my asha 205…….thanks & God bless you all
it is nt working on my asha 205, it is just writing unable to start. what should I do?
Hello, thanks for the info. But after the download, i updated the version. So when i click on open i got message ” unable to start ” pls help asap.
it shows unable to complete download need help ooo
I tried bt always sayi unable to start….plz what els should i do..my asha205
Pls help
I downloaded it from d link above but it get to a stage of set-up it will be writing retry and am fed up
It’s not working..I’ve been trying it for about 5 days nw.
this is really solution center@ is for real. am Godscar and am for real
Y cant i download whatsapp on my nokia asha 200 pls i nid an answa
Hi Sir
Would it also work when i use sd card with whatsapp from an android phone?
But i tried it on my own phone asha 205 but it was telling me UNABLE TO START please help me out, please.
But i have downloaded whatsapp on my nokia asha 201 and when i write my whatsapp number in then i click the send button he will start loading on is runing loading he would stop loading and write certificate error
Mine is nt working oooo am using only one sim wats d problem??
I downloaded whatsapp latest version but while i tried to verify my phone number i was told to update whatsapp pls help me ooo am tired
I guess it wasn’t the latest version you downloaded.
Thanks sir it really worked but the problem is the logging in process after typing my number it will write upgrate vision frist and i did after upgrating, i rewrite my number and it repeat the same thing saying upgrate vision over and over again and i’m feed up with this. What next should i do sir?
I have Nokia 303 but can not access internet. It only has ovi / Nokia xpress browser how can i change it.
Somehow, try to configure your APN settings without the IP, port and login credentials. This should work
Mine keeping saying link not available when i try updating de copy whatsapp in my Nokia 200
How did you go about the update?
I can’t download nokia asha 205 whatsapp!,please help me,how can i download this application.
Have you followed the steps above?
What if your phone memory space has been distroyed then you dont have a memory card inserted can you download the whatsapp without a memory card inserted.
How do you mean phone memory was destroyed?
I didnt hav s40 nokia,, wat,else shud i do??
Wat if i didnt hav nokia s40… Wat else can i do..