WhatsApp to Stop Working on These Mobile Phones in 30 Days!

WhatsApp to Stop Working on These Mobile Phones in 30 Days!

WhatsApp regularly updates its platforms with new features and security fixes to improve the user experience, privacy, and security. All WhatsApp versions, including Android, iOS, and the web, receives new system updates almost every month to adapt to newer operating systems. But with new updates for newer operating systems, WhatsApp also removes support for older or outdated operating systems so that it can focus on developing new technologies.

In a recent announcement, WhatsApp stated that it will end support for smartphones running on Android OS version 4.1 and older after October 24.

“To choose what to stop supporting, every year we, like other technology companies, look at which devices and software are the oldest and have the fewest number of people still using them. These devices also might not have the latest security updates, or might lack the functionality required to run WhatsApp,” reads the official note on WhatsApp faq.

List of Android phones that WhatsApp will stop working on

Here is a list of some popular smartphones running on Android OS version 4.1 and older:

Nexus 7 (upgradable to Android 4.2)

Samsung Galaxy Note 2

HTC One

Sony Xperia Z

LG Optimus G Pro

Samsung Galaxy S2

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

HTC Sensation

Motorola Droid Razr

Sony Xperia S2

Motorola Xoom

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Asus Eee Pad Transformer

Acer Iconia Tab A5003

Samsung Galaxy S

HTC Desire HD

LG Optimus 2X

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc3