Time passes for everything and everyone. Even for technological devices that, due to recurring use or certain bad practices, can cause them to wear out and make us replace them with more modern models on the market.
However, Not everything is wear and tear or a mobile phone breakingsince there are other more subtle ways to force a user to change their smartphone for a more modern model. For example, not being able to update the device’s software or not being able to update its applications.
In this last sense, the most used and well-known messaging application in the world, WhatsApp, is no stranger to updatessince the Meta app continually tries to fix bugs and improve the user experienceand. Due to this, WhatsApp has gone from being a messaging application only to have your own stories or channels to receive news.
However, and with the passage of these updates, There are smartphone models that will no longer be able to use the latest version of WhatsApp and, therefore, it could suffer errors in its use or could not use the app itself, in more serious cases.
What are the models?
Currently, WhatsApp requires that the device have the Android 5.0 and iOS 12 softwareat least for it to work correctly. This version of the Android operating system was released ten years ago, in 2014, so devices prior to that date may no longer be able to update the application.
In addition, It is advisable to keep the application updated to maintain security and privacysince with these updates the majority of errors are relative, as previously stated, to security, privacy and user experience.
And it is that, WhatsApp reviews every year which devices and operating systems are the oldest and have the smallest number of usersas well as taking care to admit the most modern ones. In this way, when WhastaApp is no longer compatible with the operating system, according to the company itself, the user receives a notification recommending an update.
These are the models in which WhatsApp will not be able to update from November 1:
Devices with Android operating system (minimum Android 5.0 and later):
- Huawei: Ascend P6, Ascend Y300.
- Motorola: Droid Razr HD, Moto E (1st generation), Moto G (1st generation).
- htc: Desire 500, Desire 601, One X, One X+.
- LG: G2 Mini, L90, Nexus 4, Optimus G.
- Nokia: Lumia 920, Lumia 1020.
- Samsung: Galaxy Ace 3, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4 Mini.
- sony: Xperia SP, Xperia T, Xperia V, Xperia Z.
- ZTE: Grand X, ZMAX.
Devices with iOS operating system (minimum iOS 12 and later):