Starting February 28, the WhatsApp messaging app will stop working on 34 Android and iOS phone models.
every so often, whatsapp update the messaging platform and therefore stops working on phones with outdated operating systems, whether Android or iOS.
Although each phone can update its software, there are some phones that are discontinued, and manufacturers do not spend resources on these models.
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As of February 28, WhatsApp will stop working correctly on cell phones with Android 4.1 or earlier operating systems. And in the case of the iPhone it will be in system versions iOS 7 and iOS 9.
Specifically, these are the 34 cell phone models impacted by the WhatsApp update:
- Samsung Galaxy Core
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
- Samsung Galaxy Trend II
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
- iPhone 5S
- iPhone 6S
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 6S Plus
- LG Optimus L3 II Dual
- LG Optimus L5 II
- LG Optimus F5
- LG Optimus L3 II
- LG Optimus L7II
- LG Optimus L5 Dual
- LG Optimus L7 Dual
- LG Optimus F3
- LG Optimus F3Q
- LG Optimus L2 II
- LG Optimus L4 II
- LG Optimus F6 LG Enact
- LG Lucid 2
- LG Optimus F7
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- Huawei Ascend G740
- Huawei Ascend D2
- Sony Xperia M
- Lenovo A820
- Faea F1THL W8
- Archos 53 Platinum
- ZTE V956
- ZTE UMI X2
- ZTE Grand S Flex
- ZTE Grand Memo
To find out if your cell phone is one of them, you must do the following:
- Enter the settings or configuration menu.
- Go to the ‘Phone Information’ section.
- Find the version of Android or iOS installed.
