WhatsApp will stop working on millions of smartphones as of January 1, 2021. List of phones on which the application will no longer run



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WhatsApp will no longer work on millions of phones around the world. The flaw is a new app update, updates are valid as of January 1, 2021, writes The Independent.

Thus, after the New Year, older devices can take “Goodbye” from WhatsApp. And the changes are aimed at both iPhone users and those who own a smartphone with an Android operating system.

What to do? Those who can no longer imagine their lives without the WhatsApp application, currently used by tens of thousands of Romanians, can request a software update. Sure, buying a newer device is another option, but more expensive.

Phones on which the WhatsApp application will stop working

As of January 1, any iPhone that does not run with an operating system from iOS 9 onwards, as well as any smartphone that does not have at least version 4.0.3 of Android, will no longer be able to use the application owned by Facebook .

Specifically, it targets any iPhone models prior to iPhone 4 (included), as those devices are not compatible with the iOS 9 update. Although the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6S were released earlier From the release of iOS 9, the update of the operating system is possible without problems.

As for the phones that operate with the Android system, the smartphones will no longer be able to support the WhatsApp application:

  • Samsung Galaxy s2
  • HTC Desire
  • LG Optimus Black

Only a small part of the 2 billion WhatsApp users globally will be affected by the app update.

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