WhatsApp customers with old Android or iPhones need to have to buck up as the Facebook-backed messaging app is set to terminate its service on these devices. WhatsApp has announced that it will quit supporting older versions of Android and iOS. Users with phones supporting Android OS 4.1 and above and iOS 10 and above can now only use WhatsApp.
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was launched in 2011. If you are employing a phone that is older than 2011, then it is higher time you need to have to upgrade to continue employing WhatsApp. The reduce off date is November 1. You can also verify which version of Android you are employing from your phone’s Settings Menu. The similar is correct about the iPhone.
As for Jio feature phone customers, WhatsApp has stated that “select phones running KaiOS 2.5.1 and newer, including the JioPhone and JioPhone 2” will continue to assistance the chat app. As per a report, the following smartphone customers will not be capable to use WhatsApp from November 1.
Apple
iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, Apple iPhone SE,
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite, Galaxy SII, Galaxy Trend II, Galaxy S3 mini, Galaxy Core, Galaxy Xcover 2, Galaxy Ace 2
LG
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 and 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.