WhatsApp will end support for its app on more than 30 phones, including three popular iPhone models. Here's the full list.
WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by Facebook, often stops supporting older phones or those that, for one reason or another, are no longer updated with the latest versions of operating systems. From June 1, the platform will stop working on more than 30 phones for these reasons, some of which are as distinctive and popular as the first-generation iPhone 6s or iPhone SE.
The list of mobiles on which WhatsApp will stop working from June 1 is full of older Android models, so it's likely that there will be virtually no users of these models. In concrete terms, 21 smartphones running an Android operating system will soon be unable to use WhatsApp normally. Here's the list, starting with Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
- Samsung Galaxy Core
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
- Samsung Galaxy Trend II
- Samsung Galaxy X cover 2
LG phones that will no longer be able to use WhatsApp from June 1
- 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
Other Android phones on which WhatsApp will stop working
- 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
These iPhones will no longer be able to access WhatsApp from June 1
From June 1, the following iPhone models will no longer be able to access WhatsApp. At least, not as safely and securely as other, more recent iPhones.
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone SE first generation
These models, which will stop using WhatsApp, remember, only support iOS 15 and only receive updates containing security patches. They are also models that have been on the market for many years. The iPhone 6s and 6S Plus were announced in 2015, while the first-generation iPhone SE hit stores in March 2016.
Users who still own some of these 36 phones will no longer be able to reinstall the WhatsApp app from the App Store or Google Play Store. The app will also display a frequent warning that WhatsApp is no longer compatible with this version or device.
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