This incompatibility will prevent users from receiving support and upgrade to new features from WhatsApp.
By: Talha Olasunkanmi
On the 1st of November 2021, the Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp will stop working on 43 different models of smartphones that run on operating systems older than Android OS 4.1, Apple’s iOS 10 and KaiOS 2.5.1.
This incompatibility will prevent users from receiving support and upgrade to new features from WhatsApp.
Here is the list of WhatsApp incompatible devices come Nov. 1;
Apple – iPhones running on iOS 9.
• iPhone 4S, iPhone 6S, and 6S Plus.
Samsung – The following Samsung phones will unable to have WhatsApp run on it
• Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
• Galaxy Trend II
• Galaxy SII
• Galaxy S3 mini
• Galaxy Xcover 2
• Galaxy Core
• Galaxy Ace 2
Sony –
• Sony Xperia Miro
• Sony Xperia Neo L
• Xperia Arc S
Huawei –
• Huawei Ascend G740
• Ascend Mate
• Ascend D Quad XL
• Ascend D1 Quad XL
• Ascend P1 S
• Ascend D2
ZTE – The ZTE models that cannot be upgraded to Android 4.1 to support WhatsApp are:
• ZTE Grand S Flex
• ZTE V956
• Grand X Quad V987
• Grand Memo
LG – The list of LG devices that will stop supporting WhatsApp from November is pretty long;
• LG Lucid 2
• Optimus F7
• Optimus F5
• Optimus L3 II Dual
• Optimus F5
• Optimus L5
• Optimus L5 II
• Optimus L5 Dual
• Optimus L3 II
• Optimus L7
• Optimus L7 II Dual
• Optimus L7 II
• Optimus F6
• Enact
• Optimus L4 II Dual
• Optimus F3
• Optimus L4 II
• Optimus L2 II
• Optimus Nitro HD
• 4X HD
• Optimus F3Q
Other Smartphone
• Alcatel One Touch Evo 7
• Archos 53 Platinum
• HTC Desire 500
• Caterpillar Cat B15
• Wiko Cink Five
• Wiko Darknight
• Lenovo A820
• UMi X2
• Faea F1
• THL W8
If your device happens to be in the list, you’ll need to upgrade to a newer model of phone that has an operating system compatible with the application, however you are encouraged to back up your chats to Google Drive for Android users or iCloud for iOS users before the said date to keep your messages and media files intact.
Talha Olasunkanmi is the Brand Marketer at The Elites Watch, he also runs a Digital Marketing Agency. As a Journalist, he specializes in the field of business and technology news article. He is a member of various Tech and Entrepreneurship communities.