Fix WhatsApp after root or unlocking bootloader - yashaswee-exe/AndroidGuides GitHub Wiki

You can fix this WhatsApp issue using other modules like WA Enhancer etc, but I personally don't recommend using mods on WhatsApp since they are very strict about it.

Prerequisites:

  • Root.
  • Atleast basic Integrity. If not, follow this guide.
  • Uninstall KernelSU manager for this process OR HMAL to hide KernelSU Manager. If using Magisk, change Magisk Manager package name from Magisk settings.

Instructions to fix WhatsApp by spoofing the bootloader unlocked status:

  1. Install Tricky Store module.
  2. Navigate to /data/adb/tricky_store/target.txt
  3. Add the following in target.txt
com.whatsapp!
com.whatsapp.w4b!
  1. Uninstall KernelSU manager or setup HAML.
  2. Clear Play Store and Play Services data.
  3. Reboot once.
  4. Install this older version of WhatsApp or or this version of WA Business
  5. Try to setup WhatsApp now.😎

Once setup successfully you can update WhatsApp from the playstore as usual.

Other versions working after spoofing bootloader unlocked status:
WhatsApp: [2.25.1.xx, 2.25.2.xx, 2.25.3.xx, 2.25.4.xx, 2.25.5.xx, 2.25.6.xx]

Business: [2.25.1.xx, 2.25.2.xx, 2.25.3.xx, 2.25.4.xx, 2.25.5.xx, 2.25.6.xx]