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WhatsApp To Stop Working On iPhone 6, 6s And Android Phones On January 1

Several devices operating on the Android and iOS mobile operating systems are to stop running WhatsApp messaging applications from January 1, 2021.

According to the information on the WhatsApp FAQ section, WhatsApp will only be compatible with phones running the Android 4.0.3 operating system or newer as well as iPhones running on iOS 9 and newer.

The iPhone models that will lose their compatibility include the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 5, the iPhone 5S, the iPhone 6, and the iPhone 6S.

For Android, devices including HTC Desire, Motorola Droid Razr, LG Optimus Black, and the Samsung Galaxy S2 will lose WhatsApp support as 2020 ends.


However, WhatsApp will keep running for some phones with KaiOS 2.5.1 OS or newer, including JioPhone and JioPhone 2.

Android users can go to Settings, then About Phone to see which Android version their smartphone is running on.

iPhone users can go to Settings > General > Information > Software and they will the version of OS running on their phones.


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Aliyu Dahiru

Aliyu Dahiru is an assistant editor and head of extremism and radicalization desks at HumAngle. He is a fact-checker and has a passion for analyzing jihadism in Africa and telling the stories of those affected by conflict and insecurity. Tweets: @Aliyussufiy

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3 Comments

  1. If you can update ur iphone 5s 6 nd 6s to newer version it will work man. Read the details first

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