<\/p>\n
Meta\u2019s messaging service application, WhatsApp, will be ringing in the New Year by ending support for some older smartphones from Sunday, 1 January, including Apple\u2019s iPhones, Samsung and Huawei phones.<\/p>\n
Some 49 devices older smartphone models \u2014 those in question now were released about a decade ago \u2014 will no longer be supported by the service, meaning\u00a0Whatsapp updates will no longer be possible on devices still running an operating system older than Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and all iPhones not yet running iOS 12.<\/p>\n
This change means\u00a0the company won\u2019t support these devices with updates, meaning bugs and other issues may crop up over time without any fix available.<\/p>\n
Users will receive an alert from Whatsapp if the functioning of the app will be affected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When reviewing what devices to stop supporting, the company looked at which devices and software are the oldest and have the fewest number of people still using them, it stated.<\/p>\n
The current version of Android on smartphones can be checked by launching the Settings app and going to the \u2018System\u2019 or \u2018About\u2019 menu. Users of Apple phones can check this by launching Settings, selecting \u2018General\u2019 and then tapping on \u2018About\u2019. It is possible newer software updates are available, allowing you to continue using WhatsApp as normal.<\/p>\n
Already in November last year,\u00a0WhatsApp stopped working\u00a0for people who owned Android phones running on Android 4.0.3 or older or Apple iPhones that ran on iOS 9 or older, which amounted to a total of\u00a043 smartphone models.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the full list of phones that will no longer be supported from 1 January 2023 onwards.<\/strong><\/p>\n Apple iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c;<\/p>\n Archos 53 Platinum;<\/p>\n Grand S Flex ZTE and\u00a0Grand X Quad V987 ZTE;<\/p>\n HTC Desire 500;<\/p>\n Huawei Ascend D,\u00a0Huawei Ascend D1,\u00a0Huawei Ascend D2,\u00a0Huawei Ascend G740,\u00a0Huawei Ascend Mate and\u00a0Huawei Ascend P1;<\/p>\n Quad XL;<\/p>\n Lenovo A820;<\/p>\n LG Enact, LG Lucid 2,\u00a0LG Optimus 4X HD,\u00a0LG Optimus F3, LG Optimus F3Q,\u00a0LG Optimus F5,\u00a0LG Optimus F6,\u00a0LG Optimus F7,\u00a0LG Optimus L2 II,\u00a0LG Optimus L3 II,\u00a0LG Optimus L3 II Dual,\u00a0LG Optimus L4 II,\u00a0LG Optimus L4 II Dual,\u00a0LG Optimus L5,\u00a0LG Optimus L5 Dual,\u00a0LG Optimus L5 II,\u00a0LG Optimus L7<\/p>\n LG Optimus L7 II,\u00a0LG Optimus L7 II Dual and\u00a0LG Optimus Nitro HD;<\/p>\n Memo ZTE V956;<\/p>\n Samsung Galaxy Ace 2,\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Core,\u00a0Samsung Galaxy S2,\u00a0Samsung Galaxy S3 mini,\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Trend II,\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite, and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2;<\/p>\n Sony Xperia Arc S,\u00a0Sony Xperia miro and\u00a0Sony Xperia Neo L;<\/p>\n Wiko Cink Five and Wiko Darknight ZT.<\/p>\n Source: brusselstimes.com <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Video\n<\/p>\n\n
\n <\/span>: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of . accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n