WhatsApp is issuing a very serious warning to phone users around the world today, and that's because it's blocking new iPhones and Android phones from using its network. You already know that every year those at WhatsApp introduce restrictions for old iPhone and Android phone models that can access the messaging platform, and today we are talking about new models that will be blocked starting in November, so it would be a good idea to change the phone.
WhatsApp does this constantly with various models of iPhone and Android phones, giving people warnings about what will happen in the coming months. This time, the list of restrictions that WhatsApp imposes has in mind iPhones running iOS 9 or an older version, and this is normal since iOS 15 will be released next month, so from November you will required at least iOS 10.
WhatsApp: ATTENTION! New iPhone and Android Phones Blocked
WhatsApp restricts Android phones with version 4.0.3 or lower from accessing the messaging platform starting in November, so you are forced to install a newer version from then on. A variety of phones from Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, LG, OPPO, Vivo, OnePlus, etc., will have restricted access to WhatsApp starting in November, the oldest models from these manufacturers will be the most affected by the situation.
WhatsApp blocks the access of old operating systems to its platform mainly because of the compatibility problems of the application that it distributes through various application stores. Apart from that, it is also about the vulnerabilities that exist in these old versions of the operating systems, and the WhatsApp company is trying to protect its users from the problems that normally appear in these situations now.
WhatsApp will continue this process also in the following years, so it remains to be seen what exactly the company will decide to restrict in terms of phones next year as well.
