WhatsApp to stop working on some older smartphones from 2023
By MYBRANDBOOK
Meta-owned WhatsApp will reportedly stop working on older iPhone models as well as android phones. As many as 49 smartphones won’t be compatible with the messaging app starting from January 1, 2023.
A report states that the Meta-owned social network will stop rolling out updates from December 31, which will eventually lead to WhatsApp service shut down on these smartphones. The list includes popular names like Apple, Samsung, HTC, LG and Sony Xperia among others.
Users with older iPhone models will have to upgrade their handsets to iOS 12 or newer while Android users will be required to Android OS 4.1 or later to continue using WhatsApp. This means iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c users will no longer be able to use WhatsApp on their phones. The report suggested that this step could force iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c users to upgrade to a newer iPhone model.
The smartphones that will stop receiving WhatsApp update are:
· iPhone 5
· iPhone 5c
· Archos 53 Platinum
· Grand S Flex ZTE
· Grand X Quad V987 ZTE
· HTC Desire 500
· Huawei Ascend D
· Huawei Ascend D1
· Huawei Ascend D2
· Huawei Ascend G740
· Huawei Ascend Mate
· Huawei Ascend P1
· Quad XL
· Lenovo A820
· 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
· Memo ZTE V956
· 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 Xperia Arc S
· Sony Xperia miro
· Sony Xperia Neo L
· Wiko Cink Five
· Wiko Darknight ZT
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