WhatsApp will stop working on some of the smartphones from January 1

WhatsApp users have some bad news as millions of users will not be able to use this messaging app from January 2021. There are multiple older iPhones and Android phones that will not support this application as they are running on outdated software. The highly popular messaging app will not be able to run on devices that are not based on at least iOS 9 or Android 4.0.3 operating systems.

After that, the Facebook-owned messaging app can be accessed on all iOS smartphones with iOS 9 versions and can be also be used for Android 4.0.3 and newer versions. Blocking access on older devices is a quite normal process as WhatsApp updates its minimum operating system necessity every year. If you are using an older jailbroken iPhone, you can use the application on it however, you will not get updates or support for it.

List of Devices which will stop working:

iPhone Devices: People who are using iOS devices with iOS 9 or all versions after it can access the giant messaging app. Nonetheless, users with iPhone 4 or lower model will not be able to communicate their contacts using the application. And hence, those who are still running the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S will require to update their OS to iOS 9 or later to kepe using the app.

Android Devices: You can use WhatsApp if you are using Android 4.0.3 (a.k.a Ice Cream Sandwich) and newer versions released after this one. Android phones having older versions than 4.0.3 will not be able to access WhatsApp, but t newer versions will still be compatible with this application.

Phones that will stop working: