Facebook’s parent company, Meta, which owns the popular messaging service WhatsApp, has announced that it will stop supporting and updating 47 smartphone models on December 31.
Models affected include those made by well-known companies such as Apple, Samsung, Sony, and LG.
A warning message will be displayed before the app completely stops working for users with these older models.
To ensure that everyone who uses WhatsApp has the most recent update, which includes enhanced security and privacy features.
Older models will no longer receive support due to their antiquated operating systems, which are incompatible with the updated version of WhatsApp and upcoming updates.
WhatsApp, a popular messaging app that provides free, end-to-end encrypted messaging services, has billions of users worldwide.
In Addition, Certain smartphone models are no longer supported, which may be inconvenient for some users, but this decision is made to ensure that everyone who uses WhatsApp has access to the most recent and secure version of the app.
The following phones will no longer be able to use WhatsApp as of December 31:
List
- 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
