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WhatsApp will soon be switched off: Support for older iPhones & Android phones ends

WhatsApp had it months ago Support off for iOS 8 from February 2020 announced. iOS 8 was released in autumn 2014 and is practically irrelevant today, since iPhones are updated much faster than Android smartphones.

Also for Android Gingerbread (Android 2.3.7 and older) will be the messenger from February 2020 no longer supported. However, the number of users of the Android variant should also be manageable: Gingerbread was released in December 2010, so will be over 9 years old at the end of support. You can find out how to find out which version of Android is installed on your smartphone in this practical tip,-

If you want to use WhatsApp on one of the above operating systems, you can start in February 2020 no longer create a new account; that too then a new verification of an existing WhatsApp account is no longer possible his.

Since the app operators no longer actively develop for these operating systems, some functions may also no longer be able to be used. WhatsApp itself can continue to be used; nevertheless, affected users should look around for a new cell phone with the current operating system – also for security reasons.

WhatsApp is no longer supported on Windows Phones: The key date for all Windows Phones was December 31, 2019, After that, the messenger will no longer work on the smartphones.

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