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Re: WhatsApp to Stop Working on 43 Models:
WhatsApp Will Stop Working On These 43 Smartphones 2021 | Android Phones | IOS
WhatsApp is removing support for a number of old smartphone models, meaning you could lose out on use of the popular messaging app - find if yours is on the list below
4 NOV 2021 Techo AV
WhatsApp Will Stop Working On These 43 Smartphones From November 2021
Is your phone on the list?
iPhone
iPhone SE
iPhone 6S
iPhone 6S Plus
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
Galaxy Trend II
Galaxy SII
Galaxy S3 mini
Galaxy Xcover 2
Galaxy Core
Galaxy Ace 2
LG
Lucid 2
LG Optimus F7
LG 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 L7 II
Optimus F6, Enact
Optimus L4 II Dual
Optimus F3
Optimus L4 II
Optimus L2 II
Optimus Nitro HD and 4X HD
Optimus F3Q
Huawei
Ascend G740
Ascend Mate
Ascend D Quad XL
Ascend D1 Quad XL
Ascend P1 S
Ascend D2
Sony
Xperia Miro
Sony Xperia Neo L
Xperia Arc S
ZTE
ZTE Grand S Flex
ZTE V956
Grand X Quad V987
ZTE Grand Memo
Others
The 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
THL W8
What should you do if you have one of these phones?
Sadly if you want to continue using WhatsApp, you may need to consider upgrading your phone.
However, if you're holding off buying a new phone and want to save your chat history there is a way of doing it.
You can back up your message history to Google Drive or iCloud depending on which platform you use (iOS or Android).
Alternatively, you can export your chat history as an email attachment.
If you have a younger phone but are running it on outdated software, now is probably a good time to update your phone.
To do so, you need to look in the general settings to download and install the upgrade.
It is ideal to have WiFi enabled when doing so unless you are ok with using your phone data, but if it is a large download then it could be costly.
Sadly if you want to continue using WhatsApp, you may need to consider upgrading your phone.
If your phone is too old to update the software then you may want to think about upgrading to a newer model in order to continue to use the app.
WhatsApp has lost a lot of users over the last year due to ongoing privacy concerns around its new terms of service.
WhatsApp has traditionally marketed itself on offering secure, encrypted messaging, but announced wildly unpopular changes to the way it handles user data.
These changes would have seen user data handed to private companies to aid in marketing.
WhatsApp U-turned drastically on the plans following a major backlash which has seen competitors Telegram surpass one billion downloads.
These changes would have seen user data handed to private companies to aid in marketing. WhatsApp U-turned drastically on the plans following a major backlash which has seen competitors Telegram surpass one billion downloads.
It seems big tech companies are closing in on anyone who doesn't want to buy the latest kit every year.
Google announced that it plans to completely end sign-in support for older Android devices this month. That means anyone with a device older than Android 2.3.7 will no longer be able to access basic Google services that make their phones functional.
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