WhatsApp To End Support On Old Android And iPhone Gadgets

WhatsApp periodically phases out older smartphones, so it’s a no-brainer that they have announced that they would be ending support for some devices by the 31st of December 2022..

According to GizChina, the list of outdated devices include 49 smartphones from Apple, Samsung, Huawei, LG, and others. WhatsApp announced on its official support page that it will no longer be supporting these phones because they haven’t been updated in a long time and WhatsApp has upped the requirements for its app, so phones that don’t run at least Android 5.0 Lollipop or iOS 12 will no longer be supported.

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“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. if we stop supporting your operating system, you will be notified and reminded a few times to upgrade your device to continue using WhatsApp”, Says WhatsApp on its blog.

As reported by GizChina the list of phones that would be affected includes mostly entry-level and mid-range smartphones. Take a look.

Apple (WhatsApp)

iPhone 5
iPhone 5c

Archos

Archos 53 Platinum

ZTE

ZTE Grand S Flex
ZTE Grand X Quad V987
ZTE Memo V956

HTC (WhatsApp)

HTC Desire 500

Huawei

Huawei Ascend D
Huawei Ascend D1
Huawei Ascend D2
Huawei Ascend G740
Huawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Ascend P1
Huawei Ascend D quad XL

Lenovo

Lenovo A820

LG

LG Enact
LG Lucid 2
LG Optimus 4X HD
LG Optimus F3
LG Optimus F3Q
LG Optimus F5
LG Optimus F6
LG Optimus F7
LG Optimus L2 II
LG Optimus L3 II
LG Optimus L3 II Dual
LG Optimus L4 II
LG Optimus L4 II Dual
LG Optimus L5
LG Optimus L5 Dual
LG Optimus L5 II
LG Optimus L7
LG Optimus L7 II
LG Optimus L7 II Dual
LG Optimus Nitro HD

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
Samsung Galaxy Core
Samsung Galaxy S2
Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
Samsung Galaxy Trend II
Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2

Sony

Sony Xperia Arc S
Sony Xperia miro
Sony Xperia Neo L

Wiko

Wiko Cink Five
Wiko Darknight ZT

If you’re using any of these devices, you need to upgrade to a newer phone model to be able to use WhatsApp and receive new updates.

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