WhatsApp has again updated a privacy policy. This means a New wave of iOS and Android smartphones that don’t support WhatsApp As of March 31, 2022.
Aging smartphones are those with very old versions of mobile operating systems. Specifically, WhatsApp says devices must have Android 4.1 or later, iOS 10 or later, or KaiOS 2.5 or later. These smartphones with previous operating systems You will stop getting WhatsApp service It starts next week and ends in March.
Smartphones ending up without official WhatsApp support
WhatsApp does not name the exact models of smartphones that remain on their site without official support, but other resources cite a List of 19 smartphones that will lose access to WhatsApp From March 31:
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite, Galaxy S3 Mini, Galaxy XCover 2, Galaxy Core
- LG Lucid 2, Optimus F7, Optimus L3 II Dual, Optimus L4 II, Optimus L2 II, Optimus F3Q, Optimus L3 II Dual E435
- ZTE Grand S Flex, ZTE V956
- Sony Xperia M
- Huawei Ascend G740, Ascend Mate, Ascend D2
- iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE
WhatsApp states on its support page that users of smartphones with operating systems that are not compatible with the messenger receive constant notifications to draw attention to this and therefore, if possible, update their devices to continue support.
Along with this update, WhatsApp also added other new features to its policy: any account that has been inactive for 120 consecutive days will be automatically terminated, and the procedures with modified versions of the messenger will become stricter, automatically terminating user accounts for any of these applications. The latter also applies to the use of two WhatsApp numbers on the same smartphone.
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