WhatsApp will stop working on millions of iPhone and Android models TODAY
WhatsApp will stop working on millions of old iPhone and Android models today, as the chat app withdraws support for some older operating systems.
Users on unsupported devices will no longer be able to create new accounts or reverify existing accounts from Saturday, February 1.
Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, said the cull was necessary to ensure the security of its users.
'Because we no longer actively develop for these operating systems, some features might stop functioning at any time,' said WhatsApp in a blog post.
'For the best experience, we recommend you use the latest version of iOS [or Android] available for your phone.'
Smartphones running Android version 2.3.7 (known as Gingerbread) and older will lose support for the messaging service on Saturday, February 1.
Only 0.3 per cent of Android devices are still running this version of the operating system, according to Google.
iPhones running iOS 8 and older will also lose support.
Apple claims that only 7 per cent of devices are running a version of its mobile operating system older than iOS 12, but does not break this number down any further.
Every year the messaging app, which launched in 2009, removes support for devices that 'don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future'.
At the end of 2019, it withdrew support for all phones running Microsoft's Windows Phone or Windows Mobile, after Microsoft announced plans to finally kill off its phone software.
It also removed support for older Windows-based phones at the beginning of 2018, at the same time as it stopped supporting all BlackBerry OS devices.
WHICH IPHONE AND ANDROID MODELS ARE AFFECTED?
iPhone
If you have an iPhone 6s or later you are fine
If you have an iPhone 4s, 5, 5s, 5c or 6, you can update to iOS 9 or later to support WhatsApp
If you have an iPhone 4 or older you cannot update to iOS 9 and will lose support
Android
If you bought your Android phone since 2011 you are fine
If you bought your Android phone before 2011 but have update to Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later you are fine
If you are still running Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread) you will lose support
Users on unsupported devices will no longer be able to create new accounts or reverify existing accounts from Saturday, February 1.
Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, said the cull was necessary to ensure the security of its users.
'Because we no longer actively develop for these operating systems, some features might stop functioning at any time,' said WhatsApp in a blog post.
'For the best experience, we recommend you use the latest version of iOS [or Android] available for your phone.'
Smartphones running Android version 2.3.7 (known as Gingerbread) and older will lose support for the messaging service on Saturday, February 1.
Only 0.3 per cent of Android devices are still running this version of the operating system, according to Google.
iPhones running iOS 8 and older will also lose support.
Apple claims that only 7 per cent of devices are running a version of its mobile operating system older than iOS 12, but does not break this number down any further.
Every year the messaging app, which launched in 2009, removes support for devices that 'don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future'.
At the end of 2019, it withdrew support for all phones running Microsoft's Windows Phone or Windows Mobile, after Microsoft announced plans to finally kill off its phone software.
It also removed support for older Windows-based phones at the beginning of 2018, at the same time as it stopped supporting all BlackBerry OS devices.
WHICH IPHONE AND ANDROID MODELS ARE AFFECTED?
iPhone
If you have an iPhone 6s or later you are fine
If you have an iPhone 4s, 5, 5s, 5c or 6, you can update to iOS 9 or later to support WhatsApp
If you have an iPhone 4 or older you cannot update to iOS 9 and will lose support
Android
If you bought your Android phone since 2011 you are fine
If you bought your Android phone before 2011 but have update to Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later you are fine
If you are still running Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread) you will lose support
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