WhatsApp to Stop Working On 49 Smartphones From 31 December, 2022

WhatsApp, a META-owned platform, will cease operations on 49 smartphones this year. WhatsApp routinely discontinues support for older Android and iPhone models. These are usually old and out-of-date devices that no longer receive regular software and security updates and are therefore no longer safe to use. As is customary, WhatsApp is discontinuing support for a slew of devices this year.

According to GizChina, this year’s list includes around 50 smartphones from companies such as Samsung, Apple, Sony, and Huawei. According to the report, WhatsApp will cease operations for a total of 49 devices on December 31, 2022.

For starters, the Meta-owned messaging app will no longer release new features, updates, or bug fixes for these smartphones. After some time, the company will discontinue support for these smartphones entirely.

Users of these smartphones will no longer be able to send messages or make audio or video calls through WhatsApp’s platform once this occurs.

Some of the smartphones that WhatsApp will no longer support as of December 31 are listed below: Apple (Apple iPhone 5 and Apple iPhone 5c); Samsung (Samsung Galaxy Ace 2; Samsung Galaxy Core; Galaxy S2; Galaxy S3 mini; Galaxy Trend II; Galaxy Trend Lite, and Galaxy Xcover 2); Sony (Sony Xperia XZ1; Sony Xperia XZ1; Sony Xperia XZ (Xperia Arc S; Xperia miro and Xperia Neo L).

Others include LG (Enact, Lucid 2, Optimus 4X HD, Optimus F3, Optimus F3Q and others). Huawei models include the Ascend D, Ascend D1, Ascend D2, Ascend G740, Ascend Mate, and Ascend P1.

Memo ZTE V956, HTC Desire 500, Quad XL, Lenovo A820, Archos 53 Platinum, Grand S Flex ZTE, Grand X Quad V987 ZTE, Wiko Cink Five, and Wiko Darknight ZT are the others.