WhatsApp will be blocked very soon on these mobile phone models, the American company has been announcing for some time that users will no longer be able to use the platform in their own devices. The measure is part of WhatsApp's normal annual strategy to stop access for certain older operating systems, which can no longer be used to register new accounts on their platform, or to relog older ones.
WhatsApp had announced this very important change for a very long time, so everyone had to know what was going to happen, both in the case of the iOS and Android operating systems. According to those from WhatsApp, starting from February 1, 2020, iPhone users who are still using iOS 8 will be completely blocked from accessing the platform, so the application will no longer work on their phones.
WhatsApp will be BLOCKED on These Mobile Phone Models
WhatsApp will work without problems only on iPhones that have at least iOS 9 installed in them, so if you haven't updated to at least this version yet, the time has come if you want to use the application again. Considering that WhatsApp has implemented the newest APIs from the SDK for iOS 13, it is normal that very old versions, such as iOS 8, no longer have compatibility, so people should not be upset .
"WhatsApp for iPhone requires iOS 9 or later. On iOS 8, you can no longer create new accounts or re-verify existing ones. If you have WhatsApp running on an iOS 8 device, you will be able to use the app until February 1, 2020.”
WhatsApp has similar measures taken including for phones with the Android operating system, in the case of those things being even worse due to the fragmentation that currently exists in the platform. The problems there are also due to the fact that each manufacturer implements a different version of Android in its own phone, so WhatsApp must make its application compatible with all separate implementations, unfortunately.
WhatsApp is the most used messaging platform on the planet at the moment, and if you are interested in continuing to use it, it is advisable to update your old iPhone.
