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:

1. Galaxy Trend Lite
2. Galaxy Trend II
3. Galaxy SII
4. Galaxy S3 mini
5. Galaxy Xcover 2
6. Galaxy Core
7. Galaxy Ace 2
8. Lucid 2
9. Optimus F7
10. Optimus F5
11. Optimus L3 II Dual
12. Optimus F5
13. Optimus L5
14. Best L5 II
15. Optimus L5 Dual
16. Best L3 II
17. Optimus L7
18. Optimus L7 II Dual
19. Best L7 II
20. Optimus F6, Enact
21. Optimus L4 II Dual
22. Optimus F3
23. Best L4 II
24. Best L2 II
25. Optimus Nitro HD
26. Optimus 4X HD
27. Optimus F3Q
28. ZTE V956
29. Grand X Quad V987
30. Grand Memo
31. Xperia Miro
32. Xperia Neo L
33. Xperia Arc S
34. Alcatel
35. Ascend G740
36. Ascend Mate
37. Ascend D Quad XL
38. Ascend D1 Quad XL
39. Ascend P1 S
40. Ascend D2
41. Archos 53 Platinum
42. HTC Desire 500
43. Caterpillar Cat B15
44. Wiko Cink Five
45. Wiko Darknight
46. Lenovo A820
47. UMi X2
48. Run F1
49. 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:

1. iPhone SE
2. iPhone 6S
3. 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.