Whatsapp will no longer work on older Iphones in October.
Whatsapp will no longer support Iphone phones older than the end of the year. Adobe Stock / AOP
Whatsapp is ending support for Iphones running iOS 10 and iOS 11. In practice, therefore, this applies to the Iphone 5 and Iphone 5C. He tells about it WABetaInfowhich follows Whatsapp updates.
Whatsapp officially recommends the use of Iphone phones with iOS 12 or later installed. For the Iphone 5 and Iphone 5C, this update is no longer available, so owners of these phones should consider purchasing a new phone if they want to continue using Whatsapp.
The deadline is October 24, after which versions older than iOS 12 will no longer be supported. Whatsapp says on their support pages notify users with an older operating system.
– Before we stop supporting your operating system, you will be notified directly in Whatsapp in advance, and reminded to update a few times, the support page says.
On the Android side, users are required to have version 4.1 or later.