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Will you no longer be able to use the app on your mobile phone? Here we tell you what will happen in the coming months. 2021 is just around the corner and more people are thinking of sharing their Christmas and New Year messages with their loved ones and their contacts. Did you know that you can stay without sending that text? As you read it. WhatsApp will stop working on some Android mobile phones next year. Here we tell you what happened.
That iPhone, the company said WhatsApp will be incompatible with some future updates of the express messaging application. That’s why you now need to check your mobile phone with the Google operating system.
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What to do? The company mentions that you need to update your mobile device if you have received a new version and have not run it yet. Otherwise, you should renew yourself.
For this we will tell you what mobile devices they will no longer have WhatsApp next year. So don’t wait any longer because you may not be sending your messages on January 1 at 12 in the morning.
ANDROID CELL PHONES THAT WILL NOT BE WITH WHATSAPP
The first thing you need to do is check what type of operating system you currently have. You can know that by entering settings from your mobile phone.
According to the websites of WhatsApp, all phones with Android 4.0.3 and later will be able to use the app normally. Which means if you have Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the app will never update again.
To check which operating system you have, you need to enter Set A settings. Then scroll down to System. In this section you will see the type of Android version you have and voila. What are incompatible mobile phones?
- Samsung Galaxy s3
- Samsung Galaxy S4
- Google Galaxy Nexus
- Sony Xperia S
The same goes for iPhone users. It was initially said that only those with iOS 8 or earlier will be affected. However, if you have an iPhone with iOS 9 or later, you can use it WhatsApp No problem.
- iPhone 3S
- iPhone 3GS
- iPhone 4
- iPhone 4S
Finally, it is recommended that some models of phones with KaiOS 2.5.1 or later, including JioPhone and JioPhone 2 devices, will be able to continue to use the application without any problems.
In turn, WABeta information reported that older iPhones will be able to continue using WhatsApp, and this is guaranteed, what is possible is that it will not be updated.
It should be noted that WhatsApp is launching new features such as the ability to make video calls and calls through its web platform. It is also expected that the color changes will be implemented in the not too distant future.