As you all are curious to Check whether WhatsApp will work on your smartphone or not, we are here to know about the new update of WhatsApp and see the list of phones which will get affected by its new update.
WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app. This app is supported on all android phones with “operating system 4.0 or higher” as well as iPhones with “iOS 11 or newer”. Time to time ,this messaging platform releases updates which includes fixing the bugs and might be for new features.
As maintaining privacy and security standards is important, WhatsApp can take one step ahead by stopping its support for devices having outdated operating systems. Recently, one news wander that the messaging platform WhatsApp might stop working on some of the phones which are operating on systems older than due to privacy and security reasons.
*List of the phones to Check whether WhatsApp will work on these Smartphones or not in 2024:
| iPhone5 | Huawei Ascend P6 S |
| iPhone6 | Huawei Ascend GS525 |
| iPhone 6S | Huawei C199 |
| iPhone SE | Huawei GX1s |
| Samsung Galaxy Ace | Huawei Y625 |
| Samsung Core | Sony Xperia Z1 |
| Samsung Express 2 | Sony Xperia E3 |
| Samsung Grand | LG Optimus 4X HD P880 |
| Samsung Note 3 N9005 LTE | LG Optimus G |
| Samsung Note 3 Neo LTE+ | LG Optimus G Pro |
| Samsung S II | LG Optimus L7 |
| Samsung S3 Mini VE | Lenovo A858T |
| Samsung S4 Active | Lenovo P70 |
| Samsung S4 mini I9190 | Lenovo S890 |
| Samsung mini 19192 Duos | Moto G |
| Samsung mini I9195 LTE | Moto X |
| Samsung S4 Zoom |
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Measures to be followed by the users:
According to the above mentioned list of phones, if you are also having one of these phones then you should follow some of the pre-cautions to protect your data and safeguard your whatsapp account.
- Firstly, you need to backup all your chats on whatsapp, as no one wants to loose their important chats and messages. For doing so, you need to go to Settings on whatsapp > Select Chats > Click Chat backup > Select
- Secondly, if you want to continue the use of your WhatsApp account then you must need to “upgrade your Smart phone” as the WhatsApp will not be supported in the older version of operating system.
Recently, this news was leaked but actually we don’t know that when exactly WhatsApp will bring new update.
Hence, it is advised that users should backup their WhatsApp chats as soon as possible, and try to upgrade their smartphone for uninterrupted use.
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