Hammad Khalid
WhatsApp is about to block millions of devices, which will take effect on Monday, November 1, 2021.
WhatsApp will no longer able to be used by some running older versions. Users of both Apple and Android are being advised to update their operating systems before the November 1 deadline in order to continue using the popular messaging app.
After the deadline, WhatsApp will be blocked on smartphones that have not been upgraded to a specific level, since they will no longer be able to support the popular messaging app on outdated devices.
Here’s the list
There are over 40 different phones are affected by the changes this time, reported by Nottingham Post.
Smartphone models involved are:
Galaxy Trend Lite
Galaxy Trend II
Galaxy SII
Galaxy S3 mini
Galaxy Xcover 2
Galaxy Core
Galaxy Ace 2
Lucid 2
Optimus F7
Optimus F5
Optimus L3 II Dual
Optimus F5
Optimus L5
Best L5 II
Optimus L5 Dual
Best L3 II
Optimus L7
Optimus L7 II Dual
Best L7 II
Optimus F6, Enact
Optimus L4 II Dual
Optimus F3
Best L4 II
Best L2 II
Optimus Nitro HD
Optimus 4X HD
Optimus F3Q
ZTE V956
Grand X Quad V987
Grand Memo
Xperia Miro
Xperia Neo L
Xperia Arc S
Alcatel
Ascend G740
Ascend Mate
Ascend D Quad XL
Ascend D1 Quad XL
Ascend P1 S
Ascend D2
Archos 53 Platinum
HTC Desire 500
Caterpillar Cat B15
Wiko Cink Five
Wiko Darknight
Lenovo A820
UMi X2
Run F1
THL W8
iPhone SE
iPhone 6S
iPhone 6S Plus
This appears to be unusual for the widely used messenger app. Users will now have to either update their operating system or, if their devices are outdated and therefore unable to run the required OS for the app, they must upgrade their device to utilize WhatsApp Messenger.
