WhatsApp will stop working on these phones since April 30

WhatsApp will stop working on an extensive list of mobile phones as of April 30, 2022, after the service changed its privacy policy to introduce some adjustments minors to support different versions of the operating system.

WhatsApp is one of the most used messaging apps, so it's always useful to know which mobile phone models are too outdated for to use.

But, the vast majority of users can rest assured, since WhatsApp will continue to work on smartphones that have been purchased in recent years; and if so, the consumer should not have any problems.

However, as will be detailed below, some models have become too obsolete to work properly and WhatsApp has decided to stop supporting them as of April 2022.

On which smartphones WhatsApp will stop working

On the WhatsApp support site, the messaging application will stop working on Android mobile phones with operating system earlier than 4.1. This means that to use WhatsApp, you must have Android with version 4.1 Jelly Bean or higher.

Android version 4.1 was released in 2012, so any Android that has been purchased in the last 6 or 8 years can continue to be compatible with WhatsApp next year without problems.

And it is that, this is such an old version of Android that the cell phone has to be a real relic to have an older version.

WhatsApp will also stop working on iPhones with versions prior to iOS 10 released in 2016. However, the current version of iOS is iOS 15, which is compatible with iPhone 6s released in 2016, so most of all iPhones in recent years will continue to be compatible.

Full list of mobile phones on which WhatsApp will stop working

- Archos 53 Platinum

- HTC Desire 500

- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite

- Samsung Galaxy Trend II

- Samsung Galaxy S3 mini

- Caterpillar Cat B15

- Sony Xperia M

- Wiko Cink Five

- Wiko Darknight

- Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2

- Huawei Ascend G740

- ZTE Grand S Flex

- Lenovo A820

- Huawei Ascend Mate

- ZTE V956 - UMi X2

- Huawei Ascend D2

- Samsung Galaxy Core

- Faea F1

- THL W8

- ZTE Grand X Quad v987

- ZTE Grand Memo

- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2

- LG Lucid 2

- LG Optimus F7

- LG Optimus L3 II Dual

- LG Optimus F5

- LG Optimus L5 II

- LG Optimus L5 II Dual

- LG Optimus L3 II

- LG Optimus L7 II Dual

- LG Optimus L7 II

- LG Optimus F6

- LG Enact

- LG Optimus L4 II Dual

- LG Optimus F3

- LG Optimus L4 II

- LG Optimus L2 II

- LG Optimus F3Q

- Apple iPhone 4

- Apple iPhone 4s

- Apple iPhone SE. (E)

How to know the version of Android or iOS

To find out which version of Android a cell phone has and thus check if it is still compatible, you must perform the following steps:

1. Access Adjustments.

2. Then enter Phone Information (depending on the version of Android and its customization class may have different names).

3. Inside here, look for the Android version option where the specific version number you have will appear.

To find out the iOS version of an iPhone, follow these steps:

1. Go to the General section of the phone settings.

2. Inside, click on the Information option that will appear at the top.

3. In here, look at the Software Version field, as this is where they will display the exact version of the operating system that the mobile phone has.

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