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(Cio Mag) – WhatsApp has definitively disappeared from Windows Phone on January 15, 2020. Final deadline given to the last Windows Phone enthusiasts who still had whatsapp on their mobiles. The app is removed from the Microsoft store. No alternative is left for users who, for months, have been asked to switch to Android or iOS. First announced for December 31, the termination of WhatsApp on Windows phone will have been postponed.
For Windows Phone, the story goes beyond WhatsApp. Microsoft is gradually losing interest in the end of Windows Phone support. Since mid-2019, applications like Facebook or Messenger have disappeared from the support store. Windows Phone launched in 2010 has not been able to convince against Android or iOS. Whether it’s Windows Phone 8 or 10, it’s the same fate. While waiting for Microsoft’s project “Andromeda” to perhaps convince …
And for WhatsApp, the story also goes further. In reality, the app will also stop working on thousands of other devices. This time from February 2020. These will be Iphone terminals running iOS8; those running Android Gingerbread or any other version prior to 4.0.3.
Do you have an Android 4.0.3 or iPhone with iOS 9? You can rest easy! At least for the moment. Because, in reality, WhatsApp has not said its last word regarding the media for which it will no longer produce updates.
Souleyman Tobias
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