WhatsApp from time to time stops supporting smartphones running on older operating system versions. This list is updated after a period of time. Updates are released from time to time for Android and iOS. But there are many users who are using very old software.
WhatsApp has prepared to end its support for such devices. This means that WhatsApp will now stop working on some smartphones. This news is very important for those WhatsApp users who are using smartphones of these companies.
WhatsApp company has taken such decisions many times. The company says that keeping in mind the privacy and safety of people, we remove our support from old devices. We have taken this decision once again keeping this in mind. So if this service is stopped, you should be alert before that and prepare your backup.
WhatsApp facility will not be available on these smartphones
Actually, the latest versions of Android and iOS have been rolled out. But there are still many users who are using WhatsApp on older Android and iOS versions. WhatsApp has removed its support from phones running on versions before Android 4 and iOS 11. At present, WhatsApp is providing support only to phones running on Android 5 or above iOS 11 versions. The names of these smartphones have not been mentioned by WhatsApp. However, according to a website Canaltech, there are 35 smartphones in the list on which WhatsApp facility has been stopped. These include the names of smartphones of Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Motorola.
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WhatsApp will not work on these Samsung devices
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2018
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Samsung Galaxy A32
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 LTE
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo LTE+
Samsung Galaxy S 19500
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini VE
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini I9190
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini I9192 Duos
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini I9195 LTE
Samsung Galaxy S4
These Apple devices will not get WhatsApp support
iPhone 5
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone 6S
iPhone 7 Plus
These phones of Huawei are included
Huawei C199
Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei Y625
Ascend P6S
Ascend G525