WhatsApp has stopped supporting 40-plus devices starting today (January 1, 2023). The list includes both Android phones and iPhones. But before you get worried, the smartphones in the list are really old.
We provide support for Android devices that meet the following requirements: “Your Android phone is running OS 4.1 and newer” says the company on its website. For iPhones it says, “We support iOS 12 or newer, but we recommend using the latest version available.”
What WhatsApp say about discontinuing support on old devices
“To keep up with the latest advances in tech, we routinely stop supporting older operating systems to point our resources to supporting the latest ones. If we stop supporting your operating system, you’ll be notified and reminded a few times to upgrade your device to continue using WhatsApp.” The company also says that it updates its ‘supported devices’ page regularly to inform users about the phones that are supported and those that are not. The page lists both Android and Apple iOS devices.
Here’s the list of smartphones which will not support WhatsApp starting today
We provide support for Android devices that meet the following requirements: “Your Android phone is running OS 4.1 and newer” says the company on its website. For iPhones it says, “We support iOS 12 or newer, but we recommend using the latest version available.”
What WhatsApp say about discontinuing support on old devices
“To keep up with the latest advances in tech, we routinely stop supporting older operating systems to point our resources to supporting the latest ones. If we stop supporting your operating system, you’ll be notified and reminded a few times to upgrade your device to continue using WhatsApp.” The company also says that it updates its ‘supported devices’ page regularly to inform users about the phones that are supported and those that are not. The page lists both Android and Apple iOS devices.
Here’s the list of smartphones which will not support WhatsApp starting today
| Android smartphones | iPhones |
| Archos 53 Platinum | iPhone 5 |
| Grand S Flex ZTE | iPhone 5c |
| 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 L2II | |
| 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 | |
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