WhatsApp has decided to block access to its messaging platform for dozens of iPhone and Android phone models, so that tens of millions of people around the world, at least, will no longer be able to use the application starting from January 1, 2023 , which will upset a lot of people.
WhatsApp has decided that starting from this date only phone models running at least iOS 12, Kai OS 2.5 or Android 4.1 will be able to use the available applications to access the messaging platform, while the rest will not have access to the network in any way. a measure that will surely not please many people.
Every year WhatsApp imposes measures of this kind so that its messaging network has applications that can offer the best user experience for people, and in general the models of blocked phones are very old, as in the case of the list below , which includes many phones released many years ago.
Devices and software change often; therefore, we periodically reevaluate the list of supported operating systems and make updates. To decide what we no longer support, we do the same as other tech companies, checking each year which devices and software are the oldest and have the fewest people still using them.
WhatsApp has decided that starting from January 1, 2023, the following mobile phones will have completely blocked access to the messaging network, even if the application is installed in them beforehand:
- iPhone 5
- iPhone 5c
- Archos 53 Platinum
- ZTE Grand S Flex ZTE
- ZTE Grand X Quad V987 ZTE
- HTC Desire 500
- Huawei Ascend-D
- Huawei Ascend D1
- Huawei Ascend D2
- Huawei Ascend G740
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- Huawei Ascend P1
Huawei 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 NitroHD
- ZTE V956 Memo
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung galaxy core
- Samsung Galaxy S2
- Samsung Galaxy mini S3
- Samsung Galaxy Trend II
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
- Sony Xperia Arc S
- Sony xperia miro
- Sony Xperia NeoL
- Wiko Five Five
- Wiko Darknight ZT
