WhatsApp will stop working on 49 phones including older-gen iPhones: see complete list here

Published On: December 29, 2022

Highlights

WhatsApp will no longer work on 49 smartphones from 2023.
The list includes two iPhones, 20 LG, seven Samsung smartphones and more.
Users will need to upgrade to a newer smartphone to use the service.

Meta-owned WhatsApp stops supporting older Android and iOS models every once in a while. According to a report, the popular messaging service will no longer function on more than 49 smartphones, including two iPhones. Due to the outdated software on these smartphones, WhatsApp will no longer be able to maintain the app’s functionality as it currently stands from December 31st, 2022.

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WhatsApp to no longer work on iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c

According to reports, the messaging service will no longer work on iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c, but this is not surprising given that WhatsApp already stopped supporting iOS 10 and iOS 11 back in October. Released in 2012 with iOS 6, the iPhone 5 has received updates up until 2019 with iOS 10.3.4. The 2013-released iPhone 5c, which came with iOS 7, was also updated until 2019 with iOS 10.3.4.

WhatsApp to no longer work on these Android phones

The report also highlighted WhatsApp would no longer work on older Android smartphones, which include 20 LG smartphones, seven Samsung smartphones, six Huawei smartphones, and three Sony smartphones, among others.

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