The year 2016 has only a few days left and the end of this year may also precipitate the end of the useful life of your mobile device, in which it could stop working WhatsApp, the most used instant messaging application worldwide and that every day or almost all of us use to communicate with our friends or family.
Last February WhatsApp officially announced through his blog a list of smartphones on which the application will inevitably stop working. So that this does not catch you with the changed step and without, for example, being able to send the typical messages congratulating the new year, Today we show you the smartphones on which WhatsApp will stop working.
If your mobile device is among those that WhatsApp will inevitably stop working, it will be disconnected from the servers of the instant messaging application, so you will not be able to send or receive messages. What at first, back in February, could seem like a joke, it is not for nothing, so be prepared and take action before running out of WhatsApp.
Moment WhatsApp has not given specific dates of when it will disconnect the smartphones that it has put on its blacklist, but everything indicates that it could be with the change of year, although yes, the official information speaks of "between the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017".
Smartphones that will not be able to use WhatsApp
Here we show you the smartphones that will no longer be able to use WhatsApp, depending on the operating system they use;
- Android 2.1 and Android 2.2
- Windows Phone 7
- iPhone 3GS and iOS 6
In this list there are two versions of Android, which have practically no presence in the market, one of Windows Phone that is also very little present in the market. In addition, Apple's iPhone 3GS also appears, a terminal that is hardly seen in the hands of any user and also the sixth version of iOS that still has a small market share.
The following operating systems were also on the initial list;
- BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10
- Nokia S40
- Nokia Symbian S60
However finally WhatsApp has decided to extend support for these operating systems until June 2017, when they will permanently stop using the instant messaging application owned by Facebook. These 3 cases are somewhat special, so they have received an extension that many users and some other company will appreciate very much.
Despite what it may seem, there are still millions of mobile devices around the world that use the operating systems marked by the instant messaging application, and that will be unable to send or receive messages in the coming days.
Renew your smartphone right now if you want to continue using WhatsApp
The reasons given by WhatsApp to stop offering the possibility of using the instant messaging application are not too many, although some responsible has confirmed that the old terminals "They do not offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand the possibilities of WhatsApp in the future".
If you want to continue using WhatsApp on your mobile device, you should first if you can update the version of your operating system, since you may have that possibility and do not need to renew your terminal to continue using the instant messaging application. Unfortunately in most cases you will not be able to update your software, having to purchase a new smartphone to continue using the most used instant messaging application worldwide.
Taking advantage of Christmas, Maybe you can ask the Three Wise Men for a new smartphone to be able to continue using WhatsApp without any problem.. If you rather care not being able to use the instant messaging application, you do not need to change your mobile device, although you may have to think about other alternatives such as Telegram or Skype.
Is your smartphone on the list of those who will stop using WhatsApp in the coming days?. Tell us what you are thinking of doing in the space reserved for comments on this post or through one of the social networks in which we are present.