WhatsApp will no longer be accessible on these phones as of November 1:.. On its site, WhatsApp said that the application will no longer be accessible on forty devices from November 1.
This announcement concerns users in possession of a smartphone over five years old.
The social network specified that terminals equipped with versions prior to Android 4.1 and iOS 10 will see their messaging deteriorate because their operating systems were launched respectively eight and five years ago and are therefore today considered too old. to support the next upcoming updates to the app.
C features ome will slowly be unavailable until the application stops working permanently.
Obsolete smartphones are:
Alcatel : One Touch Evo 7, Archos 53 Platinum, HTC Desire 500, Caterpillar Cat B15, Wiko Cink Five, Wiko Darknight, Lenovo A820, UMi X2, Faea F1 et THL W8
Apple: iPhone SE 2016, 6s and 6s Plus
Huawei : Ascend G740, Ascend Mate, Ascend D Quad XL, Ascend D1 Quad XL, Ascend P1 S et Ascend D2
LG: Lucid 2, Optimus Prime F7, Optimus F5, Optimus L3 II Dual, Optimus F5, Optimus L5, Optimus L5 II, Optimus L5 Dual, Optimus L3 II, Optimus L7, Optimus L7 II Dual, Optimus Prime L7 II, Optimus F6, Enact , Optimus L4 II Dual, Optimus Prime F3, Optimus L4 II, Optimus L2 II, Optimus Prime HD and 4X HD, and Optimus F3Q
Samsung : Galaxy Trend Lite, Galaxy Trend II, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3 mini, Galaxy Xcover 2, Galaxy Core et Galaxy Ace 2
Sony : Xperia Miro, Sony Xperia Neo L et Xperia Arc S
ZTE: Grand S Flex, ZTE V956, Grand X Quad V987 and Memo