WhatsApp Ends Support for Older Smartphones in February 2024

From March, on some smartphone models, it will no longer be possible to use one of the most popular messaging apps. WhatsApp will say goodbye from Thursday, February 29, 2024, to many cell phones: obviously, these are rather obsolete models, which therefore should not worry users too much. Among the cell phones on which the messaging app can no longer be used from the end of the month are also some iPhones, the very expensive smartphones from Apple. The decision was made by Meta which, according to the site quifinanza.it, justified the discontinuation of support on some devices for reasons related to security and functionality. The Android phones that will say goodbye to WhatsApp The devices that will be most affected by the WhatsApp stop on February 29 will be mainly those running an Android operating system. More specifically, all devices running an operating system of series 5 and earlier and having less than 300 MB of internal memory will become obsolete for the messaging app. Samsung Brand Samsung Galaxy Core; Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite; Samsung Galaxy Ace2; Samsung Galaxy s3 Mini; Samsung Galaxy Trend II; Samsung Galaxy X2. LG Brand LG Optimus L3; LG Optimus L5; LG Optimus F5; LG Optimus L3; LG Optimus L7; LG Optimus L5; LG Optimus L7; LG Optimus F3; LG Optimus F3Q; LG Optimus L2; LG Optimus L4; LG Optimus F6; LG Ativar; LG Lucid 2; LG Optimus F7. Huawei Brand Huawei Ascend Mate; Huawei Ascend G740; Huawei Ascend D2. Other brands Sony Xperia M; Lenovo A820; ZTE V956 – UMI X2; ZTE Grand S Flex; ZTE Grande Memo; Faea F1THL W8; Wiko Cink Five; Winko Darknight; Archos 53 Platinum. The iPhones excluded from WhatsApp Meta's choice will also affect some Apple phones, starting from February 29, 2024. These are all the phones that do not support the update to iOS version 13.0 or later, and therefore: iPhone 6S; iPhone SE; iPhone 6S Plus. What to do if you own one of these models Those who own one of the aforementioned devices will be forced to give up WhatsApp, at least until the purchase of a new smartphone. The affected users should have already received communication about this from the company, via a notification. For those who do not intend to change devices, it will be possible to choose other instant messaging services, which are compatible with their model. It is not certain that other applications (for example, Telegram) can be downloaded on a device that is too obsolete.