WhatsApp stops the support on selected devices and smartphones
Posted on: 18/Jun/2018 5:15:30 PM
The latest update from WhatsApp mentioned about the future termination of the application in some of the devices and smartphones. This new announcement has a quality of creating a negative buzz around the gadget lovers but the company clearly mentioned not to panic and the termination is only valid for a few selected devices and smartphones.
WhatsApp, the company owned by Facebook will not support some of the updated list of older smartphone devices by the end of 2018 and 2020. The announcement was already made on the company’s official website. It clearly states the reason for the termination in certain devices is purely compatibility of those devices in adapting advanced features of WhatsApp messenger platform. Newer versions of android, iPhone and windows are required for the effective support of the messenger application that will keep on updating regularly.
Devices marked for termination of WhatsApp support:
- Android versions 2.3.7 and older versions will not support WhatsApp after February 1, 2020
- Nokia S40 after December 31, 2018
- iPhone iOS 7 and older versions after 1st February, 2020
