WhatsApp is the most popular instant messaging app in the world. Despite having very useful options like Telegram with interesting improvements and new features, no one is able to dethrone WhatsApp, bought long ago byFacebook.
WhatsApp will stop working on some iOS devices after a certain date
This application is present on most mobile devices of many operating systems. In fact, it is probably the first one that is installed when brand new iPhoneBut there's some tricky news for those who still have outdated phones and operating systems.
As reported WhatsApp through an update of a blog post that was initially published in 2016, WhatsApp will no longer work on certain iOS devices as well as other operating systems.
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The devices that are going to be unable to use WhatsApp are those devices that have iOS 7 or earlier installed. iOS 12 has been released recently, so we are talking about devices with an operating system that is more than 5 years old.
Affected devices will not be able to use WhatsApp as of February 1, 2020. In other words, it will continue to be used on these devices for approximately one year and five months from now.
These devices that WhatsApp will not be able to use from that date are those prior to iPhone 4, since the 4s could be updated to iOS 8. We are talking about devices with more than 8 years old, and whose performance does not meet the parameters established by WhatsApp for the application to function properly.
Therefore, once that date arrives, in order to continue using WhatsApp, it will be necessary to update the operating system, if the device allows it, or acquire a new iOS device, which is recommended if you have the new ones iPhone Xs, Xs Max and Xr just released.
