WhatsApp Will End Support To 49 Smartphones From December 31

By OB Bureau On Dec 27, 2022

New Delhi: Every year WhatsApp, the instant messaging platform, ends its support for a number of cell phones and 2022 is no different. As the year 2022 comes to a close, WhatsApp is also ending support for some Android phones and iPhone models. This should seem concerning, but most users do not need to worry because the support that WhatsApp is ending is for phones running on old and outdated operating systems.

According to a report in GizChina, WhatsApp is ending support for nearly 47 smartphones across brands on December 31. This means that after December 31, users of those phones will no longer be able to get updates, including new features and security updates from WhatsApp. Eventually, the service will stop working for these phones.

It is worth mentioning here that most of the phones in the list are years old and chances are they are used by very select people. In fact, some of them are so old that no one may be using them anymore. In other words, most smartphone users should not be worried over WhatsApp ending support 47 phones.

Below are the smartphone models that will not run WhatsApp after December 31:

Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5c
Archos 53 Platinum
Grand S Flex ZTE
Grand X Quad V987 ZTE
HTC Desire 500
Huawei Ascend D
Huawei Ascend D1
Huawei Ascend D2
Huawei Ascend G740
Huawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Ascend P1
Quad XL
Lenovo A820
LG Enact
LG Lucid 2
LG Optimus 4X HD
LG Optimus F3
LG Optimus F3Q
LG Optimus F5
LG Optimus F6
LG Optimus F7
LG Optimus L2 II
LG Optimus L3 II
LG Optimus L3 II Dual
LG Optimus L4 II
LG Optimus L4 II Dual
LG Optimus L5
LG Optimus L5 Dual
LG Optimus L5 II
LG Optimus L7
LG Optimus L7 II
LG Optimus L7 II Dual
LG Optimus Nitro HD
Memo ZTE V956
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
Samsung Galaxy Core
Samsung Galaxy S2
Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
Samsung Galaxy Trend II
Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
Sony Xperia Arc S
Sony Xperia miro
Sony Xperia Neo L
Wiko Cink Five
Wiko Darknight ZT