From December 31st, WhatsApp won’t function on these phones (LIST)
Starting on December 31, the instant messaging service WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, will stop supporting a number of handsets from various manufacturers, including Apple and Samsung.
The business discontinues support for devices that are either outdated or using outmoded or ancient operating systems, and this is not the first time it has done so.
Currently, WhatsApp works with Android 4.1 and later, iOS 12, and KaiOS 2.5.0 and later.
After December 31, Whatsapp will no longer function on Android smartphones using earlier-than-5.0 Android versions (Lollipop). For iPhones running iOS 10 and 11, support would also expire.
The following smartphones, according to news reports, won’t get any upgrades starting in the following year, including new features and security patches. The platform will eventually stop functioning on certain smartphones. Nevertheless, the majority of the cellphones on the list are either beyond their prime or have old operating systems. The list of handsets that WhatsApp will stop supporting after December 31 is as follows:
- Apple iPhone 5
- Apple 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