WhatsApp will stop working on 43 smartphones from 1st November – Let’s check if your smartphone is on the list or not

WhatsApp will stop working on 43 smartphones from 1st November – Let’s check if your smartphone is on the list or not

www.systembaba.com - Nov 04, 2021

Another year is about to finish, that means another revolution of WhatsApp’s end of support for some Android smartphones and iPhones has kicked in. WhatsApp has announced a list of devices that will no longer support the meta-owned messaging app starting 1st November. The devices will no longer have support for the WhatsApp app and will be incompatible starting 1st November. In general, these will be Android phones that are running on Android 4.0.3 or lower, and Apple iPhones that are running on iOS 9 or older.

WhatsApp regularly updates its application on each operating system in order to strengthen the security and feature list as well. The minimum hardware requirements keep expanding to run the new features. Older smartphones will stop being eligible to run the Meta-owned WhatsApp messaging application now

Which smartphones will WhatsApp stop working from 1st November?

WhatsApp will put an end on phones that run on anything older than Android OS 4.1, Apple’s iOS 10 and KaiOS 2.5.1 from November 1 2021

As newer operating systems will be incapable on a range of smartphone models, this rules out WhatsApp for 43 different impacted devices.

Here is the list of smartphones which will no longer have access to the META owned messaging app WhatsApp:

Apple and IOS

Apple iPhone SE, Apple 6S and Apple 6S Plus

Android

Its 40 Android Smartphones that WhatsApp will halt to function on including Samsung, Huawei and Sony models

KaiOS

Mostly WhatsApp only braces all phones running on KaiOS 2.5.0 and newer versions . JioPhone and JioPhone 2 will continue receiving support and updates

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Trend II, Samsung  Galaxy SII, Samsung  Galaxy S3 mini, Samsung  Galaxy Xcover 2, Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite, Samsung  Galaxy Core and Samsung Galaxy Ace 2

LG

LG Lucid 2, LG Optimus F7, LG Optimus F5, LG Optimus, LG L3 II Dual, LG Optimus F5, LG Optimus L5, LG Optimus L5 II, LG Optimus L5 Dual, LG Optimus L3 II, LG Optimus L7, LG Optimus L7 II Dual, LG Optimus L7 II, LG Optimus F6, LG Enact , LG Optimus L4 II Dual, LG Optimus F3, LG Optimus L4 II, LG Optimus L2 II, LG Optimus Nitro HD, LG 4X HD, and LG Optimus F3Q

ZTE

ZTE Grand Memo, ZTE Grand S Flex, ZTE V956 And ZTE Grand X Quad V987

Huawei

Huawei Ascend D1 Quad XL, Huawei Ascend G740, Huawei Ascend Mate, Huawei Ascend D Quad XL, Huawei Ascend P1 S, and Huawei Ascend D2

Sony Experia

Sony Xperia Arc S, Sony Xperia Miro and Sony Xperia Neo L

Others

Lenovo A820, Alcatel One Touch Evo 7, HTC Desire 500, Caterpillar Cat B15, Wiko Cink Five, Wiko Darknight,  UMi X2, Archos 53 Platinum, Faea F1 and THL W8

So Users of the above mentioned devices have no other choice than getting a newer and latest smartphone, or using another messaging app. Now, while these devices are approaching to an end of support for WhatsApp, it does not mean that the app will stop working from today itself. The smartphones will stop getting Security Updates, New features, which will step by step lead to app being nonfunctional over the next few months.

What should I do if WhatsApp on my phone or smart device has already started giving issues?

If your smartphone or device is no longer supporting WhatsApp you will need to upgrade to a newer version model that has a supporting operating system.

Don't panic, as it is not likely that the WhatsApp will stop working immediately. And, if you do purchase a new smartphone or smart device that is compatible with the app, your existing account will be reactivated when you enter the same phone number associated with it.

While it’s unlikely to transfer chat history between different platforms, such as from Android to IOS, you can still keep your chat history. You do it by exporting your chat history to an email attachment before November, 2021

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WhatsApp has blacklisted a total of 2.209 million accounts in the month of September in India; it reveals the latest monthly transparency report published to comply with the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021. WhatsApp quoted the accounts were blacklisted in the interest of halting online abuse and keeping the user experience safe and spam-free. Blacklisted accounts were based on user complaints, mails received from India Grievance Officer, and using its own automated tools to intercept and stop harmful behavior on the platform.

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