WhatsApp will soon withdraw support for the iOS 10 and iOS 11 operating systems. The backward compatibility of the messaging platform It will stop working on iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c devices, generally those that cannot update the iOS 12 operating system. This happens from time to time due to new features added by WhatsApp that are completely incompatible with older operating systems.
This incompatibility will occur when the instant messaging platform launches its next versions, something that will not happen until October 24 of this year. This has been confirmed by WhatsApp, which is already notifying users who have the application downloaded on devices with old operating systems of this circumstance, urging them to update iOS 12 if possible.
There is already a date
Total incompatibility with iOS 10 and iOS 11 will be given on October 24, 2022
The iPhone 5 can no longer update the iOS 12 operating system
The truth is that the software compatible with the affected devices is already very old, in the case of iOS 10, it was launched on the market on September 13, 2016. The launch of the first iPhone 5 was in September 2012, that is to say almost a decade ago. In technology these are many years and it is not surprising that the platform cannot maintain backward compatibility.
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Those people who have an iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s will be able to continue enjoying WhatsApp without any problem, although we don’t know for how long. Regarding those users with Android devices, versions of their operating system that are too old will also be affected, as will be the case with versions lower than Android 4.1.
According to WABetaInfo
The iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s will be able to continue enjoying the platform
As reported by the WhatsApp information portal WABetaInfothe messaging platform is communicating the following message to its users: “Update to the latest version of iOS to continue using WhatsApp. WhatsApp will stop supporting this version of iOS after October 24, 2022. Go to Settings> General, then tap Software Update to get the latest version of iOS.”