These Old Smartphones Won't be Able to Use WhatsApp After January 2023

  • Publish date: Thursday، 29 December 2022
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Older smartphones will no longer support the popular instant messaging app WhatsApp starting in January 2023, requiring users to update.

It will have an effect on 49 various brands, including several LG devices and the iPhone 5 and 5C. The communication application is expected to inform users of this update.

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WhatsApp reacted to the situation by releasing a statement that read,  “Devices and software change often, so we regularly review what operating systems we support and make updates. These devices also might not have the latest security updates, or might lack the functionality required to run WhatsApp.” The statement also said, “To choose what to stop supporting, every year we, like other technology companies, look at which devices and software are the oldest and have the fewest number of people still using them."

Here is a full list of smartphones for which Whatsapp will stop working starting January 2023:

iPhone

  • iPhone 5
  • Phone 5c

Android

  • HTC Desire 500
  • Huawei Ascend D 
  • Huawei Ascend D1
  • Huawei Ascend D2
  • Huawei Ascend G740
  • Huawei Ascend Mate
  • Huawei Ascend P1
  • Quad XL
  • Lenovo A820
  • 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 L5 Dual
  • LG Optimus L5 II
  • LG Optimus L7
  • LG Optimus L7 II
  • LG Optimus L7 II Dual
  • LG Optimus Nitro HD
  • Memo ZTE V956
  • Wiko Cink Five
  • Wiko Darknight ZT
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
  • Samsung Galaxy Core
  • Samsung Galaxy S2
  • Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
  • Samsung Galaxy Trend II
  • Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
  • Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 
  • Sony Xperia Arc S
  • Sony Xperia miro
  • Sony Xperia Neo L
  • Archos 53 Platinum
  • Grand S Flex ZTE
  • Grand X Quad V987 ZTE 

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