Social media platform, WhatsApp will cease to function on many phone brands starting today, November 1 as the app will be blocked on their devices.
Hetty’s Media had reported earlier that the media messaging app will cease on the the phone brands.
This because the owners of the platform will no longer provide support for the operating systems running on such old model devices.
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WhatsApp allows users to send text messages and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content
Phones with very old versions of IOS or Android will not be compatible with with the app, therefore it will be blocked.
However, to make the affected phones continue to enjoy the social media messaging app, the owners of the phones upgrade their device software if possible.
Sun UK disclosed in a report that the phones that will be affected by this technology upgrade include:
– Galaxy Trend Lite
– Galaxy Trend II
– Galaxy SII
– Galaxy S3 mini
– Galaxy Xcover 2
– Galaxy Core
– Galaxy Ace 2
– Lucid 2
– Optimus F7
– Optimus F5
– Optimus L3 II Dual
– Optimus F5
– Optimus L5
– Best L5 II
– Optimus L5 Dual
– Best L3 II
– Optimus L7
– Optimus L7 II Dual
– Best L7 II
– Optimus F6, Enact
– Optimus L4 II Dual
– Optimus F3
– Best L4 II
– Best L2 II
– Optimus Nitro HD
– Optimus 4X HD
– Optimus F3Q
– ZTE V956
– Grand X Quad V987
– Grand Memo
– Xperia Miro
– Xperia Neo L
– Xperia Arc S
– Alcatel
– Ascend G740
– Ascend Mate
– Ascend D Quad XL
– Ascend D1 Quad XL
– Ascend P1 S
– Ascend D2
– Archos 53 Platinum
– HTC Desire 500
– Caterpillar Cat B15
– Wiko Cink Five
– Wiko Darknight
– Lenovo A820
– UMi X2
– Run F1
– THL W8
– iPhone SE
– iPhone 6S
– iPhone 6S Plus
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