December 31st has arrived and some mobile phones from brands such as Huawei, LG and Samsung will no longer receive WhatsApp updates
27 dec
2022
– 1.26pm
(updated 12/28/2022 at 4:25pm)
OR Whatsapp will stop working on more than 40 models of mobile phone starting this Saturday (31), according to the GizChina portal.
This is because older models stop supporting WhatsApp because they no longer receive the frequent and necessary updates for WhatsApp to function. application messages continue to function normally.
The app had already stopped working October 24th on iPhones with iOS 10 and iOS 11, such as 5 and 5c. But there are different smartphones Android old ones that dominate the current list.
These are devices that were launched a few years ago, but could still be among many users who, unfortunately, if they are on the list, will no longer be able to use the app.
There are few messaging app options in the market; the best known are Telegram and Signal, but they are not as popular as WhatsApp. Therefore, if your device is on the list and you don’t want to stop using the app, it’s worth starting your search for buying a new model.
Below, we reproduce the list of devices that need to stop WhatsApp.
- Archos 53 platinum
- Big S Flex ZTE
- Grand X Quad V987 ZTE
- HTC Desire 500
- Huawei Ascend D
- Huawei Ascend D1
- Huawei Ascend D2
- Huawei Ascend G740
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- Huawei Ascend P1
- XL square
- Lenovo A820
- LG issue
- LG Glossy 2
- LG Optimus 4X HD
- LG Optimus F3
- LG Optimus F3Q
- LG Optimus F5
- LG Optimus F6
- LG Optimus F7
- LG Optimus L2 II
- LG Optimus L3 II
- LG Optimus L3 II double
- LG Optimus L4 II
- LG Optimus L4 II double
- LG Optimus L5
- LG Optimus L5 double
- LG Optimus L5 II
- LG Optimus L7
- LG Optimus L7 II
- LG Optimus L7 II double
- LG Optimus NitroHD
- Note ZTE V956
- 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
- Sony Xperia Arco S
- sony xperia mirò
- Sony Xperia Neo L
- Wiko Cink Five
- Wiko Dark Night ZT
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