Remember, tomorrow, November 1, 2021, WhatsApp will no longer be used on a number of older Android phones and iPhones. Make sure you are all safe from these new terms.
This policy was issued by WhatsApp so that they can focus on developing its features on newer devices. The reason is that the old cellphone is no longer updated by WhatsApp and of course this will have an impact on the security system.
"WhatsApp will no longer support Android phones running OS 4.0.4 and earlier on November 1, 2021. Please switch to a supported device or save your chat history before that date," WhatsApp wrote on its Android FAQ page, as seen Sunday ( 31/10/2021).
WhatsApp has also released a list of phones that are no longer supported starting November 1, 2021 tomorrow. Broadly speaking, these are phones running Android 4.0.3 or lower and iPhones with iOS 9 or lower.
It should be noted, even though it is no longer supported, it does not mean that WhatsApp will completely stop working on the cellphone. You can still send messages, but you don't get the critical security updates. Surely this will be dangerous for your phone. Not to mention the new features that provide an even better experience when messaging.
There are at least 56 types of mobile phones of various brands that can no longer use WhatsApp starting November 1, 2021:
Android
Samsung: Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite, Galaxy Trend II, Galaxy SII, Galaxy S3 mini, Galaxy Xcover 2, Galaxy Core and Galaxy Ace 2
LG: Lucid 2, LG Optimus F7, LG Optimus F5, Optimus L3 II Dual, Optimus L5, Optimus L5 II, Optimus L5 Dual, Optimus L3 II, Optimus L7, Optimus L7 II Dual, Optimus L7 II, Optimus F6, Optimus L4 Dual II, Optimus F3, Optimus L4 II, Optimus L2 II, Optimus Nitro HD, 4X HD and Optimus F3Q
ZTE: ZTE Grand S Flex, ZTE V956, Grand X Quad V987 and ZTE Grand Memo
Huawei: Ascend G740, Ascend Mate, Ascend D Quad XL, Ascend D1 Quad XL, Ascend P1 S, and Ascend D2
Sony: Xperia Miro, Sony Xperia Neo L and Xperia Arc S
Other devices including Alcatel, HTC, Lenovo, and more
iPhone
List of iPhones with old iOS that WhatsApp will block:
iPhone
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4
iPhone 4S
List of iPhones with older iOS that will not work with WhatsApp, unless updating to iOS 10 or later:
iPhone 5
iPhone 5C
iPhone 5S
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone 6S
iPhone 6S Plus
iPhone SE
Let's check each other's HP. Make sure your cellphone and Android and iOS types are included in the safe category so that they can still be used tomorrow.