WHATSAPP has announced it’s stopping support for some smartphones with users warned they’ll no longer be able to message in the future.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is due to stop getting support for older smartphones soon meaning it’ll stop working on those devices.
WhatsApp has over 1.5 billion monthly active users but it will be abandoning those who can’t afford to upgrade their smartphone.
The company quietly announced the move on a blog post saying: “If you currently use an older operating system, we recommend upgrading to a newer version.”
From December this year, the Nokia S40 will no longer receive WhatsApp support.
In Nigeria, the new updates will affect users with old smartphones like Samsung Galaxy Mini Plus, Huawei Mercury M886, Sony Ericsson Xperia Active ST17a, HTC EVO 4G+ and others running on Android 2.3 or lesser.
The operating system no longer supported includes:
- Android versions older than 2.3.3
- Windows Phone 8.0 and older
- iPhone 3GS/iOS 6
- Nokia Symbian S60
- BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10
The statement further stated that user can no longer create new accounts on the under listed OS and some features might stop functioning at any time.
- Nokia S40 until December 31, 2018
- Android versions 2.3.7 and older until February 1, 2020
- iOS 7 and older until February 1, 2020
Whatsapp recommended upgrading to a newer version of Android running OS 4.0+, iPhone running iOS 8+ and Windows Phone 8.1+.
who is still using version 2.3?
2.3 version?
Anybody still using that version will never get rich
But prof they already stopped working on Symbian phones or am I mistaking.
How come Symbian stopped getting support but S40 feature phones is still working.
So people are still using version 2.3
@coins coins, lol na curse or Watin be that, but why will someone still be using such phones, maybe it’s situation of life. Back to what’sapp themselves, what do they stand to gain be dropping this minority users
Never knew those OS still exist sef
Hardly will you see anyone using these version of phones
O boy this one naa Cause ooo anybody using 2.3 will never get richer again
WhatsApp should take it easy
Most of the phone up dre,I wonder those who r using it sef
didn’t knew all these OS still exist sha
I dont think people are still using those version of phones.
Are people still using those version of phones?
Thank God i don’t own any of the old devices
Those are pretty old version i’m sure nobody is still using
Good one there… let’s know we the real deal
they should stop it today. I don’t know if those phones are existing.
I’m pretty sure alot of people aren’t still using these phones as their primary devices. that would just be shocking. now that there are millions of options available.
All those OS is out of stock naa
If you go to the poorest countries of the world, you’ll discover that some of those os are bountifully available