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- WhatsApp volition beryllium cancelling enactment for immoderate iPhones and Android devices successful little than a month
- Users of the phones volition person to alteration their phones to enactment connected with loved ones via the WhatsApp platform
- WhatsApp is the astir fashionable messaging app, boasting astir 2 cardinal monthly users, including Nigerians
Legit.ng writer Dave Ibemere has implicit a decennary of concern journalism acquisition with in-depth cognition of the Nigerian economy, stocks, and wide marketplace trends.
Owners of immoderate older Android and iPhone models whitethorn soon beryllium incapable to usage WhatsApp from Monday, May 5 2025.
Meta, the genitor company, is making changes to WhatsApp’s compatibility with operating systems means immoderate older smartphones volition not conscionable the indispensable operating strategy requirements.
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WhatsApp says the changes are portion of regular updates to guarantee the app stays unafraid and functional portion moving with newer phones.
The fig of radical affected by this volition not beryllium peculiarly large; lone those with capable accomplishment for technological TLC to person kept their devices successful moving information for much than 10 years request to worry.
List of phones that volition nary longer beryllium supported by WhatsApp
However, if you're utilizing a instrumentality that old, it's worthy speechmaking connected to spot if it is listed.
WhatsApp will nary longer support iPhones capable to update to iOS mentation 15.1.
The phones acceptable to beryllium affected were released in 2013 and 2014, and earlier them are the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus.
Android phones incapable to update to mentation 5.0 (Lollipop) oregon aboriginal are besides present incompatible to enactment with WhatsApp.
Samsung: Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Ace 3, Galaxy S4 Mini
- Motorola: Moto G (1st Gen), Razr HD, Moto E 2014
- HTC: One X, One X+, Desire 500, Desire 601
- LG: Optimus G, Nexus 4, G2 Mini, L90
- Sony: Xperia Z, Xperia SP, Xperia T, Xperia V
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According to reports, WhatsApp besides stopped supporting respective feature phones.
The impacted KaiOS devices include:
- JioPhone
- JioPhone 2
- Nokia 800 Tough
- Nokia 2720 Flip
- Nokia 2760 Flip
- Nokia 2780 Flip
- Nokia 6300 4G
- Nokia 8000 4G
- Nokia 8110 4G
Users with KitKat connected their phones volition inactive beryllium capable to usage WhatsApp if their instrumentality can beryllium updated to a newer operating system.
How to cheque your phone's operating system:
- On an iPhone:
- Go to Settings, pat ‘General,’ past ‘Information,’ and prime ‘iOS Version.’
- On an Android phone:
- Open Settings, spell to ‘About phone,’ and pat ‘Android Version.’
WhatsApp introduces caller features
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that WhatsApp has announced respective caller updates for calls, chats, and channels to boost the messaging and calling acquisition arsenic it tries to instrumentality connected platforms similar Telegram and Discord.
One of the astir notable caller features is the online indicator appearing astatine the apical of a radical chat, showing however galore radical are online to chat.
Other caller features see the quality to item immoderate notifications, scan, harvest and nonstop documents connected iPhone, among others.
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