WhatsApp will drop Support for Older Phones- See Full List

It’s sad to hear that WhatsApp will drop support for older phones on the 1st of November 2021, although this is not surprising as this is done quite often by these tech giants. In fact, Google just blocked apps on old Android phones.

About this time last year, it was announced that WhatsApp will drop support for older phones starting January 1, 2021. WhatsApp became compatible with only phones running on a minimum of Android 4.0.3 Operating system as well as iPhones running on a minimum of iOS 9.

WhatsApp is extending its ban and now has a new minimum Operating Systems requirement, anyone looking to continue using WhatsApp on their mobile phone will need to update their Operating System before November 1, 2021.

WhatsApp will drop Support for Older Phones, Here’s Why!

From the 1st of November 2021, If you own an Android phone, WhatsApp will require your mobile phone to be running on Android 4.1 or later. If you own an iPhone, you will need to be on iOS 10 or later.

Most tech giants stop supporting older phones because of the tremendous security risk involved in using outdated software. It is also not cost-effective to keep apps running on old versions of mobile phone Operating Systems because of the small…