Here’s a List of Smartphones That Will Stop Supporting WhatsApp from November 1

While WhatsApp has beenworking on new featuresfor its app on Android and iOS, the company has announced an impactful change for older smartphones recently. The Facebook-owned messaging giant, muchlike last year, announced that WhatsApp will only be compatible with smartphones running Android 4.1 or above, iOS 10 or above, and KaiOS 2.5.1 or above, starting from November 1, 2021.

So, here is a list of older devices that will stop supporting WhatsApp starting from the said date. If your device is on the list, be sure to read the article till the end.

List of WhatsApp-Incompatible Smartphones

Apple

Starting from November, WhatsApp will stop supporting iPhones running iOS 9. So, Apple devices that cannot be updated to iOS 10 will be incompatible with WhatsApp. Currently, this only includes the iPhone 4S that launched back in 2011.

Other iPhone models such as the iPhone SE (2016), iPhone 6S, and 6S Plus that shipped with iOS 9 can be updated to the latest iOS 15 to support WhatsApp.

Samsung

Samsung smartphones that will be unable to run WhatsApp from November include:

Sony

The Sony devices that will stop supporting WhatsApp later this year will be:

Huawei

You can check out the list of Huawei devices that will be unable to run WhatsApp right below.

ZTE

The ZTE models that cannot be upgraded to Android 4.1 to support WhatsApp are:

LG

The list of LG devices that will stop supporting WhatsApp from November is pretty long. You can check it out right below.

Other Smartphones

So, these are the smartphones that will no longer support WhatsApp, starting from November 1 this year.

What Can You Do After November 1?

So, if your device is on this list and you are active on WhatsApp, be sure to back up the chats to Google Drive or iCloud before the said date to keep your messages and media files intact. However, if you want to keep using WhatsApp, unfortunately, you will have to pay the extra bucks and upgrade your device. Then, you can restore your chats on the new device to continue using the messaging service. Otherwise, you can tryWhatsApp alternativesthat support Android 4.0 or iOS 9 for your messaging needs.

Dwaipayan Sengupta

A geek at heart, you’ll find me fidgeting with an iOS device or sitting in front of the laptop, scouring the internet to find interesting technological innovations. In my free time, you’d find me playing Valorant or listening to Pink Floyd.

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