While WhatsApp has been working on new features for its app on Android and iOS, the company has announced an impactful change for older smartphones recently. The Facebook-owned messaging giant, much like last year, announced that WhatsApp will only be compatible with smartphones running Android 4.1 or above, iOS 10 or above, and KaiOS 2.5.1 or above, starting from November 1, 2021.
Apple
Starting from November, WhatsApp will stop supporting iPhones running iOS 9. So, Apple devices that cannot be updated to iOS 10 will be incompatible with WhatsApp. Currently, this only includes the iPhone 4S that launched back in 2011.
Samsung smartphones that will be unable to run WhatsApp from November include:
- Samsung Galaxy Trend LiteGalaxy Trend IIGalaxy SIIGalaxy S3 miniGalaxy Xcover 2Galaxy CoreGalaxy Ace 2.
Sony
The Sony devices that will stop supporting WhatsApp later this year will be:
Huawei
You can check out the list of Huawei devices that will be unable to run WhatsApp right below.
ZTE
The ZTE models that cannot be upgraded to Android 4.1 to support WhatsApp are:
LG
The list of LG devices that will stop supporting WhatsApp from November is pretty long. You can check it out right below.
Other Smartphones
- Alcatel One Touch Evo 7Archos 53 PlatinumHTC Desire 500Caterpillar Cat B15Wiko Cink FiveWiko DarknightLenovo A820UMi X2Faea F1THL W8.
So, these are the smartphones that will no longer support WhatsApp, starting from November 1 this year.
What Can You Do After November 1?
So, if your device is on this list and you are active on WhatsApp, be sure to back up the chats to Google Drive or iCloud before the said date to keep your messages and media files intact. However, if you want to keep using WhatsApp, unfortunately, you will have to pay the extra bucks and upgrade your device. Then, you can restore your chats on the new device to continue using the messaging service. Otherwise, you can try WhatsApp alternatives that support Android 4.0 or iOS 9 for your messaging needs.
