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WhatsApp Will Not Work on some Mobile Phones; See Which Ones - 12/08/2026

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App will start demanding Android 6 from September; on iPhone, requirement goes up to iOS 15.5 in November

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WhatsApp Will Not Work on some Mobile Phones; See Which Ones - 12/08/2026

App will start demanding Android 6 from September; on iPhone, requirement goes up to iOS 15.5 in November

·São Paulo, Brazil
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These Are the Cell Phones that Will Stop Having WhatsApp Since August 15th.

The measure affects Android computers that cannot be upgraded to version 5.0 or higher, and iPhone that do not reach iOS 15.1. The app will no longer open, download or update on those devices.

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UOL broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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