Have you ever noticed that WhatsApp stops working on some old smartphones after the updates? The messaging application ceases to support older Android and iOS devices annually. Now, the company announced that it will stop working on smartphones that run Android 4.x and older, and iOS 11 or earlier. The new update includes over 50 iPhones and Android devices. Here are the details about WhatsApp unsupported smartphones.
WhatsApp unsupported Android and iOS smartphones
WhatsApp announced, “To choose what to stop supporting, every year we, like other technology companies, look at which devices and software are the oldest and have the fewest number of people still using them.” The list of unsupported devices includes the ones from Samsung, Apple, Archos, Grand, HTC, Huawei, Lenovo, LG, Memoi, Sony, and Wiko. Let’s check the list…
Samsung
- 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
Apple
- iPhone SE (16 GB)
- iPhone SE (32 GB)
- iPhone 6S (64 GB)
- iPhone 6S Plus (128 GB)
- iPhone 6S Plus (16 GB)
- iPhone 6S Plus (32 GB)
- iPhone 6S Plus (64 GB)
- iPhone SE (64 GB)
- iPhone 6S (128 GB)
- iPhone 6s (16 GB)
- iPhone 6S (32 GB)
LG
- LG Lucid 2
- LG Optimus F7
- LG Optimus L3 II Dual
- LG Optimus F5
- LG Optimus L5 II
- LG Optimus L5 II Dual
- LG Optimus L3 II
- LG Optimus L7 II Dual
- LG Optimus L7 II
- LG Optimus F6
- LG Act
- LG Optimus L4 II Dual
- LG Optimus F3
- LG Optimus L4 II
- LG Optimus L2 II
- LG Optimus F3Q
Others
- Archos 53 Platinum
- HTC Desire 500
- Caterpillar Cat B15
- Sony Xperia M
- THL W8
- ZTE Grand X Quad v987
- ZTE Grand Memo
- Huawei Ascend G740
- ZTE Grand S Flex
- Lenovo A820
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- ZTE V956 – UMI X2
- Huawei Ascend D2
