WhatsApp will stop its services on these phones as of this week
Weather of Arabia - About 53 smartphone models are facing a complete closure of the "WhatsApp" application, starting from next November 1, and access to messaging services, photo and video sharing will be blocked in the platform, as the "platform" used by about two billion people around the world will be closed. It updates its operating systems every year.
Here are the details for Android devices and iPhones.
Android phones
Smartphones will stop supporting WhatsApp if their operating systems are too old, and for Android phone users, WhatsApp will stop working on models with Android 4.0.4 or earlier, and without an update, those specific Android models will stop supporting the app After 1 november.
Here is a list of Android devices that will be affected:
- Galaxy Trend Lite
- Galaxy Trend II
- Galaxy SII
- Galaxy S3 mini
- Galaxy Xcover 2
- Galaxy Core
- Galaxy Ace 2
- Lucid 2
- Optimus F7
- Optimus F5
- Optimus L3 II Dual
- Optimus F5
- Optimus L5
- Best L5 II
- Optimus L5 Dual
- Best L3 II
- Optimus L7
- Optimus L7 II Dual
- Best L7 II
- Optimus F6, Enact
- Optimus L4 II Dual
- Optimus F3
- Best L4 II
- Best L2 II
- Optimus Nitro HD
- Optimus 4X HD
- Optimus F3Q
- ZTE V956
- Grand X Quad V987
- Grand Memo
- Xperia Miro
- Xperia Neo L
- Xperia Arc S
- Alcatel
- Ascend G740
- Ascend Mate
- Ascend D Quad XL
- Ascend D1 Quad XL
- Ascend P1 S
- Ascend D2
- Archos 53 Platinum
- HTC Desire 500
- Caterpillar Cat B15
- Wiko Cink Five
- Wiko Darknight
- Lenovo A820
- UMi X2
- Run F1
- THL W8
People who own an Android phone and want to continue using WhatsApp after November 1 can update it by following several steps.
How to update an Android phone to the latest operating system
First, they will need to connect their device to a reliable wifi signal, after that, open the settings tab and select “About phone”, which should have the option to “check for updates” when a new operating system is available.
All they have to do is click on the "Install Now" or "Install Overnight" option.
Devices " for iPhone" operating system "iOS"
As for iPhones, phones will stop running the app if they have iOS 9 or earlier versions of the software.
People who use three specific iPhone models will have to make sure their phones are up to date or risk losing access to WhatsApp. These devices are:
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 6S
- iPhone 6S Plus
How to update iPhone to the latest operating system
Updating an iPhone is quite simple, but people need to keep their phones plugged in.
Users need to open the Settings tab, then click General and Software Update.
They may have more than one option available, from which they can choose or install together.
iPhones also come with an option to allow automatic updates. This option can be found by reopening the "Software Update" tab in Settings.
They can turn on automatic updates by clicking on the option there and selecting the "Download iOS updates" and "Install iOS updates" toggles.
Clicking it will allow automatic updates, but some changes may require manual installation.
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