The messaging app will continue to be used as of Android 4.1 without any problems.
WhatsApp is one of the most used messaging applications in the entire world, so it is always useful to know which mobile phone models are too outdated to use. In addition, the app follows its constant updates.
However, among the innovations is the alert that it has with some mobiles where it will stop working. And it is that the app announced that as of April 30, 2022, it will stop working on some devices with old operating systems.
Some models have become too obsolete to work properly and WhatsApp has decided to stop supporting them from April 2022.
On the WhatsApp support site, the messaging application will stop working on Android with an operating system prior to 4.1. This means that to use WhatsApp, you must have Android with version 4.1 Jelly Bean or higher.
Android version 4.1 was released in the year 2012, so any version that was purchased in the last 6 or 8 years can continue to support WhatsApp throughout the year without issue.
Also, it should be noted that it will stop working on iPhone devices with versions prior to iOS 10 released in 2016. However, the current version of iOS is iOS 15, which is compatible with iPhone 6s released in the same year mentioned, for which most all iPhones of the last few years will still be consistent with the app.
This is the entire list of all Android and IOS devices on which WhatsApp will no longer be used:
- Archos 53 Platinum
- HTC Desire 500
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Trend II
- Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
- Caterpillar Cat B15
- Sony Xperia M
- Wiko Cink Five
- Wiko Darknight
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
- Huawei Ascend G740
- ZTE Grand S Flex
- Lenovo A820
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- ZTE V956 – UMi X2
- Huawei Ascend D2
- Samsung Galaxy Core
- Faea F1
- THL W8
- ZTE Grand X Quad v987
- ZTE Grand Memo
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- LG Lucid 2
- LG Optimus F7
- LG Optimus L3 II Dual
- LG Optimus F5
- LG Optimus L5 II
- LG Optimus L5 II Dual
- LG Optimus L3 II
- LG Optimus L7 II Dual
- LG Optimus L7 II
- LG Optimus F6
- LG Enact
- LG Optimus L4 II Dual
- LG Optimus F3
- LG Optimus L4 II
- LG Optimus L2 II
- LG Optimus F3Q
- Apple iPhone 4
- Apple iPhone 4s
- Apple iPhone SE. (E)
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