Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has reportedly announced that in two months, the app will stop working on several smartphones. If this happens, users will not be able to view their messages, photos, or videos from November 1 as WhatsApp will stop supporting the old smartphones.
In its announcement, WhatsApp has said that the app will not be supporting older versions of both Android and iOS. Anyone who has a phone supporting Android OS 4.1 and above and iOS 10 and above will be the only ones who will be able to use WhatsApp.
If you are utilising a smartphone older than 2011 then it is important for them to get an upgrade to keep using WhatsApp. The last date for doing the needful is set at November 1.
All the Android and iOS users can also check the version of the software that they are using via accessing the mobile phone settings.
Meanwhile, here is a list of smartphones that WhatsApp will stop working on starting 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.
