- WhatsApp will not work on phones running Android 4.0.3 or lower and iOS 9 or older.
- iPhone SE (1st Gen), iPhone 6S, and iPhone 6S Plus will be incompatible with WhatsApp from November 1st.
- Android smartphones from Samsung, LG, Sony, and Huawei are also on the list.
Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp has announced that smartphones running an older version of Android and iOS will stop supporting the chat app from November 1st. This change would be affecting a huge number of users as several devices still run the old version of the operating system. Starting November 1st, devices running Android 4.0.3 or lower and iOS 9 or older won’t be compatible with WhatsApp. Here’s the full list of devices that will be incompatible with WhatsApp from next month.
The list includes smartphones from Apple, Samsung, LG, ZTE, Huawei, and Sony, among others.
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Apple iPhone models that will not support WhatsApp
- iPhone SE (1st Gen)
- iPhone 6S
- iPhone 6S Plus.
Samsung phones that will not support WhatsApp
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
- Galaxy Trend II
- Galaxy SII
- Galaxy S3 mini
- Galaxy Xcover 2
- Galaxy Core
- Galaxy Ace 2
LG phones that will not support WhatsApp
- LG Lucid 2
- LG Optimus F7
- LG Optimus F5
- LG Optimus L3 II Dual
- LG Optimus F5
- LG Optimus L5
- LG Optimus L5 II
- LG Optimus L5 Dual
- LG Optimus L3 II
- LG Optimus L7
- 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 Nitro HD
- LG 4X HD
- LG Optimus F3Q
ZTE phones that will not support WhatsApp
- ZTE Grand S Flex
- ZTE V956
- ZTE Grand X Quad V987
- ZTE Grand Memo
Huawei phones that will not support WhatsApp
- Huawei Ascend G740
- Ascend Mate
- Ascend D Quad XL
- Ascend D1 Quad XL
- Ascend P1 S
- Ascend D2
Sony phones that will not support WhatsApp
- Xperia Miro
- Sony Xperia Neo L
- Xperia Arc S
If you’re using any of the smartphones mentioned above, we advise you to back up your chats before November 1st. You can back up the chats to Google Cloud on Android and iCloud on iOS. Later, you can restore messages and media while setting up WhatsApp on a new device.
