The instant messaging app for smartphones WhatsApprenewed some of its privacy policies, for which some devices with system iOS and Android will no longer support this app Starting this Thursday, March 31.
The mobile phones that will become obsolete will be all those that have old versions of Android or iOS operating systems.
WhatsApp It specifically mentions that the devices on which the application will work must have Android versions 4.1 or higher, while for iOS it must be system 10 or higher, KaiOS 2.5 or higher. Those smartphones with previous operating systems they will stop having the courier service starting next week, at the end of the third month of the year.
Before we stop supporting your operating system within the app, you will receive a notification on WhatsApp where you will be reminded several times about the update, please point the app on its support page.
Among the cell phones in which it will stop working WhatsApp as of April are the following:
- ZTE Grand S Flex, ZTE V956 and the Grand XPro;
- Sony Xperia M;
- Huawei Ascend G740, Ascend Mate, Ascend D2, Ascend P1 y Honor 2;
- iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and iPhone SE;
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite, Galaxy S3 Mini, Galaxy XCover 2, Galaxy Core;
- LG Lucid 2, Optimus F7, Optimus L3 II Duall, Optimus L4 II, Optimus L2 II, Optimus F3Q, Optimus L3 II Dual E435.
WhatsApp indicated that like other technology companies each year it investigates which are the most outdated devices and software, and even the cell phones that have the least number of users in order to decide which mobiles to stop supporting.
This is due to the possibility that those devices do not have the most recent security updates or the functionality required to run the messaging application.