New cuts at Whatsapp! The messenger is one of the most popular apps of all, with millions of users worldwide. It’s logical that half the world holds its breath when the company announces that it will no longer support older operating systems from a certain date.
As of October 24, support will be cut off for WhatsApp users who use older software. They would either have to do without the messenger completely, which seems almost unthinkable. Or they would have to get a new smartphone. Whatsapp It says: “This is necessary so that we can support newer devices and operating systems and keep pace with the latest technological developments.”
Whatsapp remains tough – millions of users are left with nothing
The last two waves came on October 24, 2022 and 2023, respectively. Two years ago, support for iOS 10 and iOS 11 was discontinued, affecting, for example, users of the old Apple smartphones iPhone 5 and 5c. A year later, Android versions lower than Android 5.0 were discontinued.
This year, experts expect that Android 6.0 and iOS 12 could be affected at the same time. Android 6.0 users make up 1.4 percent of all Android users. This may not sound like much, but it should not be underestimated: With over three billion Android users worldwide, more than 40 million are affected by the end of WhatsApp on their smartphones. With iOS, all iPhone 5s and 6 users would definitely be affected.
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It is not possible to say exactly how many people there are worldwide. But one thing is certain: they can no longer update their operating system to continue using WhatsApp. So the only option left is to buy a new smartphone – or switch to alternative messenger services such as Signal or Threema…
