WhatsApp will no longer be supported on 35 older devices due to their outdated operating systems, according to reports.
Here is the list of the affected phones:
- Samsung Galaxy S
- Samsung Galaxy S Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S2
- Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Ace
- Samsung Galaxy Core
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung Galaxy s3 Mini
- Samsung Galaxy Trend II
- Samsung Galaxy X cover 2
- Sony Xperia Z
- Xiaomi Mi1
- HTC One
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- Huawei Ascend G740
- Huawei Ascend D2
- LG Optimus L3 II Dual
- LG Optimus L5 II
- LG Optimus F5
- LG Optimus L3 II
- LG Optimus L7II
- LG Optimus L5 Dual
- LG Optimus L7 Dual
- LG Optimus F3
- LG Optimus F3Q
- LG Optimus L2 II
- LG Optimus L4 II
- LG Optimus F6
- LG Enact
- LG Lucid 2
- LG Optimus F7
- Sony Xperia M
- Lenovo A820
- Faea F1THL W8
- Wiko Cink Five
- Winko Darknight
- Archos 53 Platinum
- ZTE V956 – UMI X2
- ZTE Grand S Flex
- ZTE Grand Memo
- iPhone
- iPhone 3G
- iPhone 3GS
- Iphone 4
- Iphone 4s
- iPhone 5
- Iphone 5c
- iPhone 6S
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 6S Plus
WhatsApp has announced that it will stop supporting certain smartphones after October 24, 2023, to align with its latest app update, which includes several new features.
“To keep up with the latest advances in technology, we routinely stop supporting older operating systems to point our resources to supporting the latest ones,”
WhatsApp said on their official blog.
Some devices losing WhatsApp’s support include HTC Onem, Sony Xperia Z, LG Optimus G Pro, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, HTC Sensation, Motorola Droid Razr, Sony Xperia S2, and more.
