What phones will it stop working on in 2023?

Bad news for some of the WhatsApp users… With the beginning of the year 2023, a great change in messaging platform.

Various devices will no longer be able to use the app, as software updates will not be compatible with some cell phones, starting December 31, 2022.

an incompatible system

Smartphones that are more than five years old will be affected, along with those with “outdated” operating systems like Windows Phone.

From NewsreBeat it was said that all those devices that have the Android 4.1 system or earlier, will not be able to access the messaging platform.

Similarly, Apple phones that have versions prior to iOS12, a system that was launched in 2018, will not be able to use it either, since the new WhatsApp security updates could not work on this type of device.

What phones will not be able to have the application?

As published on MSNthe affected smartphones will be:

Samsung

Galaxy Core
Galaxy Trend Lite
Galaxy X cover 2
Galaxy S3 mini
Galaxy Ace 2
Galaxy Trend II
Galaxy S2

Huawei

Huawei Ascend D
Huawei Ascend D1
Huawei Ascend D2
Huawei Ascend G740
Huawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Ascend P1

Sony

Sony Xperia M
Sony Xperia Arc S
sony xperia miro
Sony Xperia Neo L

LG

LG Enact
LG Lucid 2
LG Optimus 4X HD
LG Optimus F3
LG Optimus F3Q
LG Optimus F5
LG Optimus F6
LG Optimus F7
LG Optimus L2 II
LG Optimus L3 II
LG Optimus L3 II Dual
LG Optimus L4 II
LG Optimus L4 II Dual
LG Optimus L5
LG Optimus L7
LG Optimus L7 II Dual
LG Optimus Nitro HD
LG Optimus L7 Dual
LG Optimus L7II
LG Optimus L5 Dual
LG Optimus L5 II
LG Optimus F6 LG Enact