WhatsApp to stop working on 35 smartphones including Apple

Meta-owned WhatsApp has reportedly decided to stop working on 35 smartphones including Apple and Samsung. People are holding onto their smartphones more than ever.

According to Statista, most people own their smartphones for at least two years and seven months before upgrading. Some even use their phones until they break.

However, you may need to switch to a newer phone if you usually use WhatsApp on an older one. WhatsApp has not only brought up this new policy but many other apps have also introduced such regulations.

But WhatsApp has more than three billion users, which makes it considerably significant to report. However, WhatsApp will stop working and updating on 35 smartphones including Huawei, Lenovo, Motorola, Apple, Samsung, Sony and LG are among those manufacturers.

Here are the names of smartphone models that will not be supported by WhatsApp by the end of this year:

Manufacturer	Models
Apple	iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE
Samsung	Galaxy Ace Plus, Galaxy Core, Galaxy Express 2, Galaxy Grand, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S3 Mini, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S4 Zoom
Motorola	Moto G, Moto X
Huawei	Ascend P6 S, Ascend G525, C199, GX1s, Y625
Lenovo	46600, A858T, P70, S890, A820
Sony	Xperia Z1, Xperia E3, Xperia M
LG	Optimus 4X HD, Optimus G, Optimus G Pro, Optimus L7

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CanalTech first reported this news. Many people own smartphones as mentioned above in several countries. Hence, they must now upgrade to a new smartphone.

However, this decision comes after manufacturers of smartphones only provide a few years of support for it. Software companies such as Meta optimize their apps for newer software versions because of software and hardware version compatibility.

So, you must have at least a device running iOS 12 or Android 5 Lollipop to use WhatsApp. It is significant to note that we have covered only well-known handsets to be no longer supported by WhatsApp in the coming days.

Hence, WhatsApp on less expensive Android phones running Android 4 or earlier versions will stop functioning. Users of non-supported devices will receive notifications from WhatsApp about upgrading their devices.