WhatsApp will stop working on a few older devices from November 2021.
It would leave quite a lot of people unable to send and receive media, messages, and more on the Facebook-owned messaging platform.
This has happened in the past as well, and the platform says that such devices are not capable to work with the latest versions of the app and pose a threat to the security of the users.
WhatsApp has announced that from November 1, 2021, it will not function on old devices from both the AOS and iOS ecosystems. Smartphones running on Android OS 4.1 and newer iOS 10 and newer will still be able to use WhatsApp and other services related to the app.
For reference, WhatsApp might stop working for devices bought in and before 2011. Hence, users with a device that is older than that timeline shall upgrade to a new device to keep using WhatsApp.
WhatsApp will stop working on the following smartphones
Apple iPhone
iPhone 6S
iPhone 6S Plus
Apple iPhone SE
Samsung smartphones
Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
Samsung Galaxy SII
Samsung Galaxy Trend II
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Samsung Galaxy Core
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
LG Smartphones
LG Lucid 2
Optimus L5 Dual
Optimus L4 II Dual
Optimus F3Q
Optimus F7
Optimus F5
Optimus L3 II Dual
Optimus F5
Optimus L5
Optimus L5 II
Optimus L3 II
Optimus L7
Optimus L7 II Dual
Optimus L7 II
Optimus F6
Enact
Optimus F3
Optimus L4 II
Optimus L2 II
Optimus Nitro HD
Optimus 4X HD
ZTE
ZTE Grand S Flex
Grand X Quad V987
ZTE V956
Grand Memo
Huawei
Huawei Ascend G740
Ascend D Quad XL
Ascend Mate
Ascend P1 S
Ascend D2
Ascend D1 Quad XL
The above-mentioned devices will lose support for WhatsApp following November 1, 2021.
However, that does not mean that WhatsApp will actually stop functioning on these devices immediately on the date.
However, the platform will stop receiving security updates, features, and other improvements that are passed over the air to devices supporting WhatsApp.
It will eventually lead to the app being dysfunctional on smartphones.
its a shame that so many clients will be lost ithink its the operators duty to comeup with different solutions the safeguard the interest of all participants one more issue of concern is linked to the secuirty update of the app when ever you want to move your current details from one device to other the system sends you a code on your number on which you created the site initially and some time most of the clients are no lomger in position of the old numbers and therefore they have to use new numbers to start all over again wereas its best to put ones email address as an alternative means of obtaining the code in addition to the phone number to insure that if the client fails to renew the site through one option he /she can secure this easily by the other available option
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