Many Brazilians today depend on technology for many things. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, for example, it has become increasingly common to use chat apps at work.
Therefore, it is important to pay attention to phones that will no longer support WhatsApp. This is still the leading app of its kind in the country, so it’s important to stay tuned for the thousands of Brazilians who will lose their usability from January 2023.
Why does WhatsApp stop working on some phones?
First, do you know how this kind of technology works today?
Virtually all applications that are downloaded to your smartphone today undergo updates over time. These changes are to offer the latest features and to adapt to the technologies of the devices themselves.
this is the WhatsApp stops working on some phones because literally the device no longer supports the recent changes.
In other words, older models stop keeping up with the app and its necessary updates. As this happens more and more frequently, the time a device uses for the latest apps is also reduced.
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Mobiles will lose WhatsApp in 2023
For those who don’t remember, on October 24, 2022 some iPhones stopped working with iOS 10 and iOS 11. As a result, WhatsApp was already disabled on devices like the 5 or 5c.
However, it is still Android devices that occupy a large number of places in the list of cell phones that will lose WhatsApp in 2023.
According to the GizChine portal, as of December 31 there are more than 40 models who will lose their “validity” for the conversation application.
Of course, there are other similar app options, but most people today are only on the green app. Even so, anyone who wants can search Telegram or Signal itself, the closest competitors in Brazil.
List of mobiles that lose WhatsApp in 2023
Finally, it’s important to keep an eye out for any major phones that will lose the app starting next year.
That is to say, some are smartphones that are still in high demand because they are “out of line” and have cheaper options on the market.
Pay attention, therefore, to the list of cell phones that will not have WhatsApp as of January 1, 2023, according to Earth:
- 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
- Archos 53 platinum
- HTC Desire 500
- Huawei Ascend D
- Huawei Ascend D1
- Huawei Ascend D2
- Huawei Ascend G740
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- Huawei Ascend P1
- XL square
- Lenovo A820
- 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
- Big S Flex ZTE
- Grand X Quad V987 ZTE
- Note ZTE V956
- Wiko Cink Five
- Wiko Dark Night ZT
- Sony Xperia Arco S
- sony xperia mirò
- Sony Xperia Neo L
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