WhatsApp won't work on a number of Phones from 1st Feb. Is Yours on the List?

Feb 28, 2020


According to the information on WhatsApp FAQ section, Android phones running on Android 2.3.7 operating system and lower as well as iPhones running on iOS 8 and lower will not be compatible with the chat app in a week from now. However, the instant messaging platform will keep the app running for select phones with KaiOS 2.5.1+ OS, including JioPhone and JioPhone 2. Notably, WhatsApp also stressed on the fact that these older versions of Android and iOS operating systems “can no longer create new accounts, nor re-verify existing accounts after February 1, 2020.”
Here is the list of all the operating systems that will not support WhatsApp from 1st Feb:
-Android versions 2.3.7 and older
-iOS 8 and older
-All Windows OS phones from 31 December 2019

WhatsApp also listed the operating systems that the app will support:
-Android running on OS 4.0.3+
-iPhone running on iOS 9+
-Select phones running on KaiOS 2.5.1+, including JioPhone and JioPhone 2

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