WhatsApp regularly phases out older smartphones, so it’s no surprise that it announced that it will end support for some devices by December 31, 2022.
According to GizChina, the list of old devices includes 49 smartphones from Apple, Samsung, Huawei, LG and others. WhatsApp has announced on its official support page that it will end support for these phones as they have not been updated for a long time and WhatsApp has increased the requirements for the app. iOS 12 is no longer supported.
“To keep up with the latest advances in technology, we regularly stop supporting older operating systems and direct resources toward supporting the latest operating systems. Your operating system support is If terminated, you will be reminded several times to upgrade your device to continue using WhatsApp,” WhatsApp said in a blog post.
As reported by GizChina, the list of affected phones mostly includes entry-level and mid-range smartphones. please look.
Apple (WhatsApp)
Arcos
ZTE
- ZTE Grand S Flex
- ZTE Grand X Quad V987
- ZTE Note V956
HTC (WhatsApp)
Huawei
- Huawei Ascend D
- Huawei Ascend D1
- Huawei Ascend D2
- Huawei Ascend G740
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- Huawei Ascend P1
- Huawei Ascend D Quad XL
lenovo
LG
- LG established
- 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
samsung
- 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
- Sony Xperia Arc S
- Sony Xperia Milo
- Sony Xperia Neo L
Wico
- Wico Sync Five
- Wico Dark Knight ZT
If you’re using one of these devices, you’ll need to upgrade to a newer phone model to be able to use WhatsApp and receive new updates.
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