WatsApp ends its support for some devices after Dec 31
Many smartphone users will not be able to use WhatsApp on their phones after Dec 31.
Watsapp is ending its support for some older devices after December 31, 2018, and people are not happy about that.
This implies that many smartphone users will not be able to use WhatsApp on their phones.
WhatsApp has shared a list of devices that will see the end of the support. Many of the devices in the list have already stopped supporting the app while some are going to lose the support after December 31.
WhatsApp has claimed that many of the new features in 2019 cannot be executed in some of the old phones and operating systems, therefore it has decided to end supporting them.
" We ll no longer actively develop for these operating systems, some features might stop functioning at any time. If you currently use an older operating system, we recommend upgrading to a newer version...," says the chat company on its support page.
It suggests the users to upgrade to a newer Android version in case they are using an old one.
Last year, it terminated the support for Windows Phone 8.0, BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10, whereas this year Nokia S40 series phones will stop running WhatsApp after December 31.
The company has also revealed to end support for Android Gingerbread and iPhones running iOS 7 or older in 2020.
See if your phone is on the list or not
The operating systems that have already stopped supporting WhatsApp include:
- Android versions older than 2.3.3
- Windows Phone 8.0 and older
- iPhone 3GS/iOS 6
- Nokia Symbian S60
- BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10
The operating systems that will lose the support after December 31, 2018 include:
- Nokia S40 until December 31, 2018
- Android versions 2.3.7 and older until February 1, 2020
- iOS 7 and older until February 1, 2020
WhatsApp wants you to upgrade to a newer version or to one of these:
- Android running OS 4.0 and above
- iPhone running iOS 8 and above
- Windows Phone 8.1 and above
Besides, the world’s most popular chat application, with over 1.5billion users every month, will also be incorporating advertisements in 2019 within its Status section for the first time.
