WhatsApp is clearly the most popular instant messaging app in the world, as it counts roughly 3 billion users. But even so, millions of Android devices and iPhones will stop running the Facebook-owned app starting today, according to The Sun.
On November 1, plenty of Android devices and iPhones won’t be able to run WhatsApp anymore. This means that if your phone is on the list, you have pretty much no other chance but to buy a new one. You could also upgrade the software of your gadget, but not all models support the option.
Over 50 phone models are affected
To summarize, in order for your phone to still be able of running WhatsApp, it has to run at least the following versions of operating systems:
- Android 4.1
- iOS 10 for iPhones
Behold the full list of phones losing access to WhatsApp:
- Galaxy Trend Lite
- Galaxy Trend II
- Galaxy SII
- Galaxy S3 mini
- Galaxy Xcover 2
- Galaxy Core
- Galaxy Ace 2
- Lucid 2
- Optimus F7
- Optimus F5
- Optimus L3 II Dual
- Optimus F5
- Optimus L5
- Best L5 II
- Optimus L5 Dual
- Best L3 II
- Optimus L7
- Optimus L7 II Dual
- Best L7 II
- Optimus F6, Enact
- Optimus L4 II Dual
- Optimus F3
- Best L4 II
- Best L2 II
- Optimus Nitro HD
- Optimus 4X HD
- Optimus F3Q
- ZTE V956
- Grand X Quad V987
- Grand Memo
- Xperia Miro
- Xperia Neo L
- Xperia Arc S
- Alcatel
- Ascend G740
- Ascend Mate
- Ascend D Quad XL
- Ascend D1 Quad XL
- Ascend P1 S
- Ascend D2
- Archos 53 Platinum
- HTC Desire 500
- Caterpillar Cat B15
- Wiko Cink Five
- Wiko Darknight
- Lenovo A820
- UMi X2
- Run F1
- THL W8
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 6S
- iPhone 6S Plus
How do you perceive the news about WhatsApp’s functionality stopping being available for certain phone models? Feel free to tell us in a comment!