WhatsApp supports various operating systems, including Android and iOS, of course. But also KaiOS, which was developed specifically for simple or classic mobile phones. Parent company Meta will be dropping this by 2025 at the latest.
WhatsApp: These phones are losing the messenger
Like teltarif reportedWhatsApp is finally ending support for KaiOS with a deadline of early 2025. However, the first users can no longer use the messenger on their devices now, more precisely since June 25th. At least not if they want to create a new account.
For everyone else, the end will come in February of next year. From then on, they will no longer be able to access the application, even if they have an existing account. This affects so-called feature phones, i.e. simple and long-lasting mobile phones that also have certain functions of modern smartphones.
These include
- Nokia 8110 4G
- Nokia 2760 Flip
- JioPhone and JioPhone 2
- Alcatel Go Flip 3 und Alcatel Go Flip 4
- CAT B35
- Doro 7050 and Doro 7060
- MTN Smart S and Smart T
- Orange Sanza
In total, there are over 70 feature phones that use the KaiOS operating system.
What those affected can do
For some, the end of the messenger apparently came as a surprise, as comments on Reddit showFor example, someone reported “[…] it worked, but yesterday I received an update via the store and since then when I open Whatsapp the error message ‘something went wrong’ appears….” Other users confirmed similar problems. In addition, the app has been removed from the OS’s official app store, it continues.
Anyone who wants to continue using WhatsApp in the future therefore has only limited options and will sooner or later have to decide against the messenger or for a new cell phone with an alternative operating system. If you don’t want to spend much money, you can get information from Stiftung Warentest, which recently tested inexpensive smartphones.
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Sources: teltarif, Reddit/m-ago
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