Tribunnews.com journalist Namira Yunia Lestanti
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, CALIFORNIA – Messaging app Whatsapp it will reportedly stop its service on older devices Apple running iOS 10 and iOS 11 systems such as i phone 5 and i phone 5S.
Not only that, users of iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS will no longer be able to operate the service Whatsapp starting October 24, 2022.
Through its official website, WABetaInfo explained that the revocation of the support will be carried out with the aim of modifying the minimum operating system, in order to guarantee the safety of the users of the iPhone devices.
“Unfortunately, for internal reasons, Whatsapp plans to discontinue support for some iOS versions in the coming months, “explained WABetaInfo.
With this change later Whatsapp it will only provide support on the device i phone with iOS 12, quoted by HT Tech.
Before deciding to discontinue support for legacy users i phoneearlier this year Whatsapps has alerted thousands of customers Apple with older iPhone models, to quickly update iOS or upgrade the device to access messaging services Whatsapp.
Apart from the users i phone old, out of production Whatsapp it will also be experienced by users of Android devices who are not yet running system version 4.1.
“Currently, we provide support and recommend the use of Android with OS 4.1,” WhatsApp wrote in a statement.
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For this reason, before this application is officially deactivated, users i phone and Android it is recommended to immediately update the OS according to the device by opening the settings, then selecting the General menu. Then tap on the software update option to get the latest version of iOS or OS.
In addition to offering security enhancements, WABetaInfo claims that this update may bring some new services and features to users i phone as well as Android.
