A major update to WhatsApp means the world’s most popular messaging app is about to stop working on millions of phones around the world.

From 1 January, anyone using Windows phones will no longer be able to access the Facebook-owned app, while people running older versions of Android or iOS will lose support at the end of January.

WhatsApp said blocking certain mobile operating systems from using the app was necessary in order to ensure the security of its users.

“Because we no longer actively develop for these operating systems, some features might stop functioning at any time,” WhatsApp wrote in a series of posts to its website.


“For the best experience, we recommend you use the latest version of iOS [or Android] available for your phone.”

Android phones running an older version of 2.33 – also known as Gingerbread – will lose support, as well as iPhone owners that use iOS 8 or earlier.

Anyone affected by this will be unable to create a new account, as well as being blocked from their existing accounts.

Apple released iOS 8 in 2014, meaning anyone with an iPhone 6 or newer will be spared from the purge. iOS 8 is compatible with the iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, so owners of these phones are advised to update their devices if they have not done so already.

For owners of Android handsets, which represent the majority of WhatsApp users, the situation is slightly more complicated.

Android Gingerbread came out in 2010, so every single Google, Huawei, Samsung and Sony smartphone of the last decade is safe. However, certain models released before 2010 will also be safe, so long as they are updated to the latest version available to them.

Anyone with a Windows phone who wishes to save their chat histories before the deadline will be able to do so by selecting ‘Export chat’ within the each chat’s settings.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/whatsapp-update-latest-iphone-android-version-ios-not-working-a9265206.html?amp

WhatsApp is about to stop working or it has already stop working on those phones?


see how you misled everything WhstsApp said after 31st December 2019 now u are bringing this fake news to extend it till January ending.


they are some particular phones that will end support by January ending but here u just misled everything. Don't you know some phones stop accusing WhatsApp day before yesterday??


All these chop and give bloggers kai, na woo.

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Hmmm

This has been long awaited

Ok

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Whatsapp was IT until Twitter took over thanks to Tacha

It seems WhatsApp has the power to kill market for some phones

They've been saying that for over 5 years now

WhatsApp is an outdated,old model means of communication.... Ara gbachipukwa WhatsApp nti,i will go back to 2go I swear:@ Ndi ara.

Very true. I was given an extension till the 14th Jan save all data on WhatsApp.

I still use a windows phone, a lumia 930 precisely.

ostechno:
They've been saying that for over 5 years now

Nope. Mine started since last year July after Instagram and Facebook stopped working.

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Does Android phone running below version 4 still exist?

Does it affect my Nokia torch

Are people still using android version 2.33 phones?

Now they got you hooked on the app, get ready to pay for it; proof positive that altruism is as alien to the Caucasian races as logic is to the black man

Ok

Hmmmmm

Who still uses those phones? Thats how even iPhone 7 users will be hyping themselves "iOS gang". Any iPhone with home button is out of town!!

Are you serious?

Accessing not accusing bro

LordviccoDaGuru:
WhatsApp is about to stop working or it has already stop working on those phones?


see how you misled everything WhstsApp said after 31st December 2019 now u are bringing this fake news to extend it till January ending.


they are some particular phones that will end support by January ending but here u just misled everything. Don't you know some phones stop accusing WhatsApp day before yesterday??


All these chop and give bloggers kai, na woo.

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