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WhatsApp is one of the most used instant messaging services by users worldwide and also one of the most downloaded applications. As of December 31, it will stop working on different cell phones, since the service will change its privacy policy to introduce some minor adjustments that can only be supported by some operating systems, reports La Nación.
This is part of a constant update carried out by the platform to offer different services. At the beginning, WhatsApp only provided the service of sending and receiving text messages, but over the years, functions such as statuses, spontaneous messages, and the opportunity to join groups of up to 512 members were implemented.
The cell phones that will run out of WhatsApp in 2023
Every year, the company stops supporting certain cell phones after identifying which are the most outdated devices and software, and which have the least number of users. In this case, the application will stop working on Android mobile phones with operating systems older than 4.1, which was released in 2012, and on iPhones with versions older than iOS 12, which was released in 2018. This means that those devices that are purchased in the last 6 or 8 years will continue to be compatible with WhatsApp next year without any problems.
In this way, once this month is over, there will be several users who will no longer be able to access the messaging application. In any case, it should be clarified that WhatsApp will continue to work on smartphones that have been purchased in recent years and that, where appropriate, the application will send a notification before it stops working in which it will report the need to update.
According to the WhatsApp support website, it currently supports the following devices:
Phones with Android OS 4.1 and later versions
Phones running iOS 12 and later
Phones running KaiOS 2.5.0 and later, including JioPhone and JioPhone 2 devices.
The company will notify users that they will no longer be able to access the application with a notification
The company will notify users that they will no longer be able to access the application with a notification
How do I know what version of operating system my cell phone has?
All cell phones have the option to show the version of the operating system with which they work; and by checking that, one can not only detect if your phone has an older version, but also whether or not it will be updated to the one requested by the company.
On Android phones
In the case of Android, whose latest available version is 13, it is only necessary to carry out a few simple steps to get to that information:
Open the “Settings” app.
Enter the “Information” or “About phone” option. There you can access smartphone data, as is the case with the Android version you have installed, which is usually expressed as “Android 11.1.0″, “Android 12.0″, “Android 12.1″, etc.
In some cases, in “Settings”, there is a search engine at the top. There the user can type “Android version” and see the results of that search.
On iPhone cell phones
For Apple cell phones it is also simple. You must enter the “Settings” application and access the “Information” option, where you can see the software version of the device.
Also read: Tips to take advantage of the latest WhatsApp update
The nation