WhatsApp: Here’s which smartphones will be deactivated by 1 January 2020
It will no longer be possible to use the most famous messaging system in the world on some dated smartphones. From the 1st January 2020, here is which devices will no longer be able to use it.
Bad news for those with a smartphone that is a little dated, especially with operating systems that have been updated to the latest release. Yes, because in the last few days, there has been a lot of talk about the fact that, for example: Windows Phone will no longer receive updates for the app which will no longer be usable. As happened some time ago, the company wants to replicate abandoning some phones now considered obsolete due to the platform’s novelties.
Just on updates, WhatsApp, has not spared and has decided to always introduce many more or less useful news that have somehow weighed down the application or at least can be supported only by some hardware present on selected ” younger ” smartphones.
Here is released a list of operating systems or even phones that will no longer be compatible with WhatsApp.
WhatsApp : here is the list of unsupported devices
According to the developers, WhatsApp will no longer be available for smartphones:
- Android with version 2.3.7 or earlier (from 1 February 2020)
- iPhone with iOS 7 or earlier version (from 1 February 2020)
- Nokia S40 and S60 (already deactivated since December 2017)
- Smartphone with Windows Phone (from December 2019)
- Smartphone with BlackBerry OS (already deactivated from December 2017)
- Smartphone with BlackBerry 10 (already deactivated from December 2017)
To understand which type of operating system version you have, it will be enough to set up your smartphone on your settings.
- Android : Settings -> System -> About and you will find the Android version
- iOS : Settings -> General -> Info / Software update and you will find the iOS version
