US EditionWhatsApp Will Stop Working on a Range of iPhones Today - Is Yours on the List?
- WhatsApp will stop working on certain older smartphones starting today due to security concerns and software incompatibility.
- Affected devices include iPhones released in 2014 or earlier, such as the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6, along with Android phones running OS versions older than 5.0, like the Samsung Galaxy S III and Sony Xperia Z.
- Meta states that both WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business require iOS 15.1 for iPhones and Android 5.0 for Android devices to remain functional.
- Users were notified multiple times to upgrade before losing access to WhatsApp on their phones, with the support cutoff originally planned for May 5, 2025.
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WhatsApp will stop working on a range of iPhones today - is yours on the list?
Only phones released in the last ten years will have access (Picture: Shutterstock) Messaging app WhatsApp will stop working altogether on some phones from today. It affects phones that are around ten years old, so if you have managed to keep yours this long without fatally dropping it or putting it in the washing machine, it might be time to retire it even so. Changes to WhatsApp’s compatibility with operating systems mean some older smartphone…
Starting Tomorrow, WhatsApp Will Stop Working on These Devices.
Shafaq News/ WhatsApp will stop working on specific devices starting tomorrow, Sunday, according to Meta, the company that owns the application. This change was scheduled to be implemented on May 5, but it was postponed for several weeks before setting June 1 as the final date. Starting from this date, WhatsApp will only work on iPhone devices running iOS 15.1 or later, and support will also be discontinued for devices running Android 5.0 or ear…
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