Meta revealed that many terminals will stop receiving updates and will experience constant bugs that will affect service and user experience.
WhatsApp is the world’s most used instant messaging application that allows people to keep in touch with family, friends, and acquaintances. According to data published in 2022, the popular app has overtaken 2 billion users, where in Spain there are more than 35 million active users. However, as of June 1, different models of mobile devices have come out It will stop receiving updates From WhatsApp you will be exposed to Security flaws It may jeopardize the information we store on our terminals.
In this sense, these types of changes are common to the platform and are made every month, making some operating systems obsolete for using the messaging service. These modifications will greatly affect many terminals They will not be able to support the application, since the existing functionality that Meta has incorporated into the messaging service requires more internal storage. However, the company has reported that the app will be able to continue working, despite its submission Constant errors This will affect the service and user experience. It is therefore advisable, as far as possible, to change to a more modern terminal.
iPhone
iPhone 6s
iPhone SE
iPhone 6S Plus
Huawei
Huawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Ascend G740
Huawei Ascend D2
LG
LG Optimus L3 II Dual
LG Optimus L5 II
LG Optimus F5 phone
LG Optimus L3 II
LG Optimus L7II
LG Optimus L5 Dual
LG Optimus L7 Dual
LG Optimus F3 phone
LG Optimus F3Q phone
LG Optimus L2 II
LG Optimus L4 II
LG Optimus F6 phone
LG Enact
LG Lucid 2
LG Optimus F7 phone
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Core
Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
Samsung galaxy s3 mini
Samsung Galaxy Trend II
Samsung Galaxy X2 cover
other devices
Archos 53 Platinum
Faea F1THL W8
Lenovo A820
Sony Xperia M
Wiko Sync Five
Winko Dark Knight
ZTE V956 – UMI X2 phone
ZTE Grand S Flex
ZTE GrandMemo
Likewise, it has been recognized that the messaging service is working on a job for Being able to send files of up to 2 GB In our discussions, though, this is seen as a long-term improvement.
Finally, although this is the list published by Mark Zuckerberg’s company, if our device’s operating system is no longer compatible with the app, users will have Courier notice Which will remind them that they must update the operating system before it stops working on the device.
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