There will be no WhatsApp for this phone ?

There will be no WhatsApp for this phone ?

End of support: Say goodbye to WhatsApp if you have one of those old smartphones.

Have you heard? WhatsApp will stop providing support for millions of old cellphones and smartphones and advise those affected to buy newer smartphones if they want to continue using WhatsApp. This is the latest support document provided by WhatsApp.

WhatsApp will no longer be available for this smart phone in the future:

• iPhone with operating system iOS 7 must keep going up February 2020 supported. However, some functions may be lost before that.
• The user iPhone 4 and older Apple devices You will not be able to reinstall Messenger, will not receive updates, and will not be able to create a new account.
• Also for devices with Android gingerbread (Android 2.3.3 to 2.3.7) Messenger will not function from February 2020. However, many smartphone users who may not be affected by it: Gingerbread has appeared in December 2010.
• Already announced for some time is WhatsApp-off for mobile platforms Nokia S40 (WhatsApp is still running December 31, 2018)

How many users are affected is unknown. If you want to be on the safe side, you have to switch to a newer device until the support ends. WhatsApp notifies users more than one year before so there is plenty of time.

Recently, WhatsApp has ended support for old smartphones like the iPhone 3GS (iOS 6) and devices with Android 2.1 / 2.2 at the end of 2016. Smart phones with Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry OS / 10 are no longer supported since 2016/17.

(Oil / pbl)