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WhatsApp will stop working on smartphones with operating systems prior to iOS 9 and Android 4.0.3 starting tomorrow, January 1, 2021, and the chat application will not be compatible with older phones, which means that users will need to update to a newer operating system to continue using What’s up.
This step is part of the company’s approach to getting rid of old devices that are running old operating systems and are not compliant with the latest security updates for the chat application. Last year, WhatsApp became incompatible with smartphones running iOS 8 or earlier and Android phones running version 2.3. 7 years or more.
Here is a list of smartphones that will not support WhatsApp later this year.
IPhones will lose access to WhatsApp in 2021:
IPhones prior to iPhone 4 will not be able to run WhatsApp from next year, users will need iOS 9 or later at least to continue using the chat app, and if you wonder about these devices, the list includes iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 , iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, iPhone 6, iPhone 6S, iPhone 7 series, iPhone 8 series, iPhone X, iPhone XS series, iPhone XR, iPhone SE 2020, iPhone 11 series and the latest line of iPhone 12.
Android phones that will not be able to use WhatsApp:
Phones that don’t run Android 4.0.3 will lose access to WhatsApp, and these models include HTC Desire, LG Optimus Black, Motorola Droid Razr, and Samsung Galaxy S2, among other models that were released around 2012.
Some users can still use WhatsApp on their old smartphones, as their operating systems may have received a patch with an update; However, for others, the only option is to ditch the old phone and buy a new smartphone on the condition that your phone cannot be upgraded to a version. Newer than the operating system.
If you don’t know the operating system your Android or iOS smartphone is running on, you can head to settings and do the following:
Android users: Settings> About system or About device.
IPhone users: Go to Settings> General> Information.
