Have you ever used a Samsung smartphone that is more than eight years old? Well, there might be very few people in the world using such old devices. But for those who do, there is some bad news for you if you are a WhatsApp user. WhatsApp is likely to drop support for a handful of older Samsung phones.
The company may soon end support for Android smartphones that don’t run at least Android 5.0 (Lollipop). These devices include seven SAMSUNG smartphones released in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Devices include Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3 Mini, Galaxy Core and Galaxy Ace 2. You can find the complete list below.
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung Galaxy Core
- Samsung Galaxy s2
- Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
- Samsung Galaxy Trend II
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
- Samsung Galaxy XCover 2
All of these devices have been updated to Android 4.x, which was their last major Android OS update. Therefore, WhatsApp will stop working on these phones after December 31, 2022. If you use one of these devices, you need to get a newer phone running at least Android 5.0, but in the long run, we recommend buying a phone already running Android 12 or Android 13.
The list of devices that will no longer support WhatsApp includes 42 other smartphones, including those from Apple, Archos, Grand, HTC, Huawei, Lenovo, LG, Memoi, Sony and Wiko.
