Instant messaging is no longer supported on some smartphones using an outdated version of Android or iOS.
WhatsApp is getting ready to drop old smartphones. Reports suggest that users of older iPhones or older Android smartphones will not be able to use the mobile messaging app until January 1st Doctor.
The app owned by Facebook has, in fact, updated the list of supported mobile operating systems, just like every year. This will exclude all iPhones running older than iOS 9 and all Android smartphones running earlier than 4.0.3.
The most popular models since 2011
Share Nevertheless it accommodates its users. Affected smartphone models are now almost ten years old. This includes devices such as the iPhone 4 or Galaxy S2, which were very popular when they were released … in 2011.
Using WhatsApp from such smartphones will simply become impossible and it will be necessary to replace it. On the other hand, a Simple update This is sufficient for devices running at least iOS 9 and Android 4.0.3 for continued use The most popular messaging application.
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