WhatsApp is the leading instant messaging application and is installed on the phones of millions of users worldwide. However, the application owned by Meta is constantly updated to provide better features, security and good service to its users; causing older devices to be incompatible with newer versions.
It should be remembered that the famous “list of phones to leave without WhatsApp” that has gone viral for years is characterized by the abandonment of many devices based on their operating system and not on specific models or brands.
Often, developers choose cell phone models that work with software that is too old to stop supporting it. In this case, those running Android 4.1 or iOS 12 will be left without WhatsApp starting October 24, as reported by the developers of the application in their official blog.
So the smartphones that will be left without this service are:
– Samsung Galaxy Core
– Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
– Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
– Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
– Samsung Galaxy Trend II
– Samsung Galaxy X 2 cover
– 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
– Huawei Ascend Mate
– Huawei Ascend G740
– Huawei Ascend D2
– Sony Xperia M
– Lenovo A820
– ZTE V956 – UMI X2
– ZTE Grand S Flex
– ZTE Grand Memo
– Faea F1THL W8
– Wiko Cink Five
– Winko Darknight
– Archos 53 Platinum
– iPhone 6s
– iPhone 6s Plus
– First generation iPhone SE
WHICH IPHONES ARE ‘OBSOLETE’
With the launch of the new iOS 17 operating system, some iPhone models may begin to lose access to some apps or functions.
According to Forbes, the tools that began to be sold in 2017 will stop working and they are:
– iPhone 8
– iPhone 8 Plus
– iPhone X
HOW DOES WHATSAPP DECIDE WHAT OPERATING SYSTEMS ARE COMPATIBLE
Devices and software are constantly changing, so supported operating systems are regularly reviewed and updated accordingly.
In addition, the oldest devices and those with the least number of users are identified to decide which ones are no longer supported.
Those devices may also not have the latest security updates or the functionality required to run WhatsApp.
WHICH MODELS WILL RECEIVE THE IOS 17 UPDATE
On the other hand, there are the latest devices that will receive the new update for iOS 17, which will be presented in the following days. So the owners of the following devices can count for now:
– iPhone 14
– iPhone 14 Plus
– iPhone 14 Pro
– iPhone 14 Pro Max
– iPhone 13
– iPhone 13 mini
– iPhone 13 Pro
– iPhone 13 Pro Max
– iPhone 12
– iPhone 12 mini
– iPhone 12 Pro
– iPhone 12 Pro Max
– iPhone 11
– iPhone 11 Pro
– iPhone 11 Pro Max
– iPhone XS
– iPhone XS Max
– iPhone XR
– iPhone SE (2nd generation or later)
