WhatsApp’s New Policy: Check Android and iPhone Operating System Compatibility

KOMPAS.com – WhatsApp issued a policy to stop supporting its services on a number of cellphones with older operating systems.

This is because cellphones with old operating systems may not have the latest security updates and other functionality needed to run the WA application optimally.

As of October 24, Android cellphones that still support WhatsApp are cellphones with a minimum operating system of Android 5.0 and newer.

Meanwhile, for iPhone users, WhatsApp supports a minimum operating system of iOS 12 or newer. Therefore, for those of you who want to check the operating system specifications on Android and iPhone phones, you can use the following method.

Also read: List of Android phones that can no longer use WhatsApp as of October 2023

How to check the Android phone operating system

Open the “Settings” menu on your cellphone. Click “About phone”. Later you can look in the “Android version” section. You can also look in the “Detailed info and specifications” section to see more detailed specifications.

How to check the iOS operating system

Open the “Settings” menu. Select the top part of your Apple ID. Then click “iPhone” in your name. Next you will be presented with detailed iPhone specifications and the iOS version used.

Apart from cellphones with these two operating systems, WhatsApp has also determined cellphones with other operating systems that will still receive WA support as of October 24, namely the KaiOS operating system.

In the KaiOS operating system, the company determines that cellphones that support running WhatsApp are cellphones that are at least running KaiOS 2.5.0 and newer, these cellphones include JioPhone and JioPhone 2.

Not only in terms of operating system, WhatsApp states that cellphones that can run this instant messaging application are cellphones that can receive SMS or telephone calls to verify accounts. WhatsApp says it will not support setting up new accounts on WiFi-only devices.

Also read: How to Search for WhatsApp Channels, Including Channels from Abroad

That’s how to check the cellphone operating system on Android and iOS cellphones. If you are curious about which cellphones will no longer be able to operate WhatsApp on October 24 2023, you can go to the article “List of Android and iPhone cellphones that cannot use WhatsApp as of October 24“.

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2023-10-04 22:55:00
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