WhatsApp has announced that it will stop supporting a number of Apple phones soon, as its application will not work in devices that support certain versions of the iOS operating system.
According to the British “Express” website, “WhatsApp” is now warning iPhone users who own devices running iOS 10 or iOS 11, that they need to update their devices in order to continue using the “WhatsApp” application at the end of October.
It seems that the changes to the popular chat service will leave some users of Apple phones banned from sending and receiving any messages.
According to the site, WhatsApp, owned by Meta, has started alerting some users that their devices will stop working as of October 2022, because iOS 12 from Apple will be the minimum requirements for devices as of this fall and cannot Both iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C owners can run this program.
In the alert, WhatsApp warns: “Update to the latest version of iOS to continue using WhatsApp. WhatsApp will stop supporting this version of iOS following October 24, 2022.”
Along with this pop-up alert on iPhones, the app has also updated its support page, which now states: “Currently, we support and recommend the following devices: Android, running 4.1 and up, iPhone, running iOS 12 and later versions.
