The social media giant, WhatsApp, has hinted on the list of phones that won’t support WhatsApp from November 2021.
Millions use WhatsApp to communicate with their loved ones and with such a platform with a huge number, you can imagine how life would be for some people without a day’s connection.
The world became a bit boring a few days ago when three of the major social media platforms experienced an outage.
According to reports, the app will not be compatible with both some Apple Phones and Android phones because of their models. Affected users are expected to buy new phones or upgrade their phone’s software.
The publication says that more than 40 different smartphone models will not be able to support WhatsApp, and the deadline for updating the software is November 1.
In order to use WhatsApp, Android users will need to be using Android 4.1 or later, while iPhone users will need to be on iOS 10 or later, the publication said.
Phones That Won’t Support WhatsApp
Below are the phones that won’t support WhatsApp from November 2021.
iPhone
Below are the iPhones that won’t support WhatsApp as of the time of writing this post, Kindly note that this may change in the near future.
- iPhone 5
- iPhone 6S Plus
- iPhone SE
Samsung
Below are the Samsung Phones that won’t support WhatsApp as of the time of writing this post, Kindly note that this may change in the near future.
- Galaxy Trend Lite
- Galaxy Trend II
- Galaxy SIII
- Galaxy S3 Mini
- Galaxy Xcover 2
- Galaxy Core
- Galaxy Ace 2
LG
Below are the LG Phones that won’t support WhatsApp as of the time of writing this post, Kindly note that this may change in the near future.
- Lucid 2
- Optimus F7
- Optimus F5
- Optimus L2 II Dual
- 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
- ZTE V956
- Grand X Quad V987
- Grand Memo
Sony
- Xperia Miro
- Xperia Neo L
- Xperia Arc S
Huawei
Below are the Huawei Phones that won’t support WhatsApp as of the time of writing this post, Kindly note that this may change in the near future.
- Ascend G740
- Ascend Mate
- Ascend D Quad XL
- Ascend D1 Quad XL
- Ascend P1 S
- Ascend D2
Other smartphones
- Alcatel
- Archos 53 Platinum
- HTC Desire 500
- Caterpillar Cat B15
- Wiko Cink Five
- Wiko Darknight
- Lenovo A820
- UMi X2
- Run Fl1
- THL W8
ConclusionÂ
The above are the mobile devices that the social media giant, WhatsApp, has hinted to be incompatible with its App from November.
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