WhatsApp will not support these phones from November 1, check the list if you will miss out too
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WhatsApp will withdraw support from more than 50 smartphones starting November 1 due to their operating system being too outdated for the chat app to work properly. Here is a list of these devices which will lose this support.
With the year in its final quarter, WhatsApp's annual upgrade to its phone support is ready to roll out soon. Starting November, the chat app will withdraw supports for some of the oldest devices that currently run WhatsApp. Users of such smartphones are hence urged to upgrade their device to a new one, in order to retain their WhatsApp account.
WhatsApp had earlier released a list of devices that will become incompatible for running WhatsApp after November, The list pans across iOS, Android and other operating systems (OS) ecosystems. So no matter which company's phone you use, if it is too old, you should look through this list with a keen eye.
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