Full list of 47 phones WhatsApp will stop working on from New Year's Day – MyLondon

Millions of people with older Apple and Android phones will be blocked from using WhatsApp in two days time if they don’t upgrade. The popular messaging service has announced it will cease working on 49 makes of phone from the 31st December. Affected mobiles include the iPhone 5 and 5C along with various Android devices such as Samsung, Huawei and LG. But there is no need to panic. Users of affected phones will be sent an alert in the app before it stops functioning. WhatsApp said: “Devices and software change often, so we regularly review what operating systems we support and make updates.” READ MORE: The brutal ‘tax trap’ that’s set to decimate the earnings of 50,000 Brits You’ll need to update your phone settings (Image: © 2022 SOPA Images) They added: “These devices also might not have the latest security updates, or might lack the functionality required to run WhatsApp. To choose what to stop supporting, every year we, like other technology companies, look at which devices and software are the oldest and have the latest number of people still using them.” The full list of phones affected The latest update, coming into play this weekend, will affect 47
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