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Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has ended support for old smartphones from Apple, Samsung, Huawei, LG and others from beginning of this month.
The list includes 49 phones that run on outdated operating systems. According to WhatsApp’s official website, the app supports Android devices running OS version 4.1 and newer. While the supported iOS version is iOS 12 and newer. Outdated devices have already started getting cut off from the app.
The messaging service last culled a large number of devices back in February 2022 and, according to its support page, the affected devices will no longer be supported, which means any apps that are currently installed might develop issues that won’t be fixed. People with unsupported versions of Android or iOS will also have a lot of trouble installing a version of the app on their devices, with the Play Store and simply saying their devices are not supported.
The full list of affected phones is as follows:
Apple: iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c;
Huawei: Huawei Ascend D, Huawei Ascend D1, Huawei Ascend D2, Huawei Ascend G740, Huawei Ascend Mate, Huawei Ascend P1, Quad XL
HTC Desire 500
LG: 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
Lenovo A820;
Sony : Sony Xperia Arc S, Sony Xperia miro and Sony Xperia Neo L;
ZTE: ZTE Grand S Flex, ZTE Grand X Quad V987, Memo ZTE V956
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
Wiko: Wiko Cink Five and Wiko Darknight ZT.
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