Whatsapp It is one of the most used applications around the world, especially in the West. The ease and instantaneousness of sending messages, together with the connection that it generates between people, is the key to the success of this Messenger Service. Nevertheless, the company announced that as of February it will stop working on certain cell phone models for reasons of incompatibility.
Every month the company Meta Platformsowner of the brand, announces new updates to improve the system and satisfy all the demands and needs of its consumers. Unfortunately, these changes mean that Some smartphones lose their compatibility with the application.
This is because, as we well know, mobile devices are constantly evolving and therefore developers reinforce the importance of keeping their applications up to date. In practice, this ends up making it impossible for hardware y softwares Older ones are kept up to date, which causes the tools to stop working.
As of February 1, 2023, WhatsApp will no longer be compatible with 35 cell phone models. Although the vast majority of them are devices that have been on the market for many years, many continue to be used because they are still on sale in various countries.
The most affected brand will be LG, but iPhone, Samsung and Huawei are also some of the phone companies that will no longer be supported. with the popular messaging service starting next month.
All cell phones on which WhatsApp will stop working
- Apple: iPhone 5S, iPhone 6S, iPhone SE y iPhone 6S Plus.
- Samsung: Galaxy Core, Galaxy Trend Lite, Galaxy Ace 2, Galaxy S3 mini, Galaxy Trend II, y Galaxy X cover 2.
- LG: Optimus L3 II Dual, Optimus L5 II, Optimus F5, Optimus L3 II, Optimus L7II, Optimus L5 Dual, Optimus L7 Dual, Optimus F3, Optimus F3Q, Optimus L2 II, Optimus L4 II, Optimus F6 LG Enact, Lucid 2 , y Optimus F7
- Huawei: Ascend Mate, Ascend G740 y Ascend D2.
- Models from other companies: Sony Xperia M, Lenovo A820, Faea F1THL W8, Archos 53 Platinum and the ZTE V956, UMI X2, Grand S Flex and Grand Memo models.
It should be clarified that Whatsapp it will not stop working overnight on the mentioned models. It will still be possible to access chats and contacts, but the application will no longer function optimally and it is not recommended to continue using it. For security reasons, Meta directly suggests uninstalling the platform on these devices, since they no longer have the necessary security measures to prevent the data theft by cybercriminals.
