WhatsApp can no longer be used on this Android phone and iPhone

KOMPAS. com – Whatsapp it will start crashing on some older phones. The reason is that WhatsApp support for various older mobiles will be discontinued at the end of December.

About 40 other phones classified as old will stop receiving support application Whatsapp.

The list of mobiles that can no longer use WhatsApp includes various types of operating systems (OS) and brands, ranging from iOS and Android, including Apple iPhone, HTC, Huawei, LG, Lenovo, Samsung and Sony brands.

In fact, since October, WhatsApp has stopped supporting iPhones running iOS 10 and iOS 11, including the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C models. The same support is also discontinued for other mobile phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S2 up to the LG Optimus L7 II.

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These phones can no longer use the latest WhatsApp application as of December 31, 2022. Below is the list.

List of mobiles that can no longer use WhatsApp 2022

Apple

Huawei

• Huawei Ascend D
• Huawei Ascend D1
• Huawei Ascend D2
• Huawei Ascend G740
• Huawei Ascend Mate
• Huawei Ascend P1
• XL square

Lenovo

LG

• LG issue
• LG Glossy 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 double
• LG Optimus L4 II
• LG Optimus L4 II double
• LG Optimus L5
• LG Optimus L5 double
• LG Optimus L5 II
• LG Optimus L7
• LG Optimus L7 II
• LG Optimus L7 II double
• LG Optimus NitroHD

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

sony

• Sony Xperia Arco S
• sony xperia mirò
• Sony Xperia Neo L

ZTE and others

• ZTE Grand S Flex
• ZTE Grand X Quad V987
• Note ZTE V956
• HTC Desire 500
• Archos 53 platinum
• Wiko Cink Five
• Wiko Dark Night ZT

The discontinuation of WhatsApp support on older mobiles has become a common tradition for technology companies.

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This is because both the technology in applications and devices continues to develop over time, so it doesn’t allow companies to keep providing updates forever.

“Like other tech companies, we review devices and Software which one is the oldest and the fewest users,” wrote WhatsApp, quoted KompasTekno from the WhatsApp FAQ page, Tuesday (11/27/2022).

“This device may not have the latest security updates or may not support features required to run WhatsApp,” wrote WhatsApp.

On the same page, WhatsApp also explains that users will receive notifications when the application’s support ends.

So for the above older mobile phone users you must useupdate device if you want to continue using WhatsApp with support including the latest, collected features KompasTekno from Gizchina.

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