As per reports WhatsApp will stop working on older iPhone models as well as android phones. The changes will be applicable to as many as 49 smartphones starting from 31st December 2022. Users with older iPhone models will have to upgrade their phones to iOS 12 or newer while Android users will be require to Android OS 4.1 or later to continue using WhatsApp.
That means iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c users will no longer be able to use WhatsApp on their phones.
As per report, WhatsApp may discontinue support for iOS 11, Android OS 4 and older from 31st December, 2022.
The list of outdated phones includes 49 smartphones from Apple, Samsung, LG, Huawei, and many others.
iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c users might have to upgrade to newer iPhones whereas iPhone 5s or later models can be updated to iOS 12 and hence will continue to support WhatsApp.
In order to keep using WhatsApp on their phones, users will have to get an iOS 12 and Android 4.1 or newer updates.
These smartphones are old and most of them are not compatible with new operating systems.
When WhatsApp ends support for these devices, the messaging service will stop working on them.
List of smartphones that will stop supporting WhatsApp from 31st December 2022
- iPhone 5
- iPhone 5c
- Archos 53 Platinum
- Grand S Flex ZTE
- Grand X Quad V987 ZTE
- HTC Desire 500
- Huawei Ascend D
- Huawei Ascend D1
- Huawei Ascend D2
- Huawei Ascend G740
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- Huawei Ascend P1
- Quad XL
- Lenovo A820
- LG Enact
- LG Lucid 2
- LG Optimus 4X HD
- LG Optimus F3
- LG Optimus F3Q
- LG Optimus F5
- LG Optimus F6
- LG Optimus F7
- LG Optimus L2 II
- LG Optimus L3 II
- LG Optimus L3 II Dual
- LG Optimus L4 II
- LG Optimus L4 II Dual
- LG Optimus L5
- LG Optimus L5 Dual
- LG Optimus L5 II
- LG Optimus L7
- LG Optimus L7 II
- LG Optimus L7 II Dual
- LG Optimus Nitro HD
- Memo ZTE V956
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung Galaxy Core
- Samsung Galaxy S2
- Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
- Samsung Galaxy Trend II
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
- Sony Xperia Arc S
- Sony Xperia miro
- Sony Xperia Neo L
- Wiko Cink Five
- Wiko Darknight ZT
As per a report, WhatsApp was suppose to discontinue support for iOS 10 and iOS 11 by 24th October 2022.
These report suggest that this step could force iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c users to upgrade to a newer iPhone model as it’s not practical to install an iOS update that will support WhatsApp.
As per report suggest that 89% of iPhone users have move to iOS 15, and 4% of users have iOS 13 or earlier versions install.
