Starting 1st November, Whatsapp will restrict its access from 53 models of smartphones.
To be specific, Whatsapp will not be supported on Android phones running OS 4.0.4 and older and will require iOS 10 or newer for iPhones. Users were advised to update their software or upgrade to a newer smartphone weeks ago when the news was first announced.
If you have the following phone models, you will no longer be able to use WhatsApp:
# iPhone:
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 6S plus
•iPhone SE
#Samsung:
• Galaxy Trend Lite
• Galaxy Trend II
• Galaxy SII
• Galaxy S3 mini
• Galaxy Xcover 2
•Galaxy Core
• Galaxy Ace 2
# LG:
• Lucid 2
• Optimus F7
• Optimus F5
• Optimus L3 II Dual
• Optimus F5
• Optimus L5
• Best L5 II
• Optimus L5 Dual
• Best L3 II
• Optimus L7
• Optimus L7 II Dual
• Best L7 II
• Optimus F6, Enact
• Optimus L4 II Dual
• Optimus F3
• Best L4 II
• Best L2 II
• Optimus Nitro HD
• Optimus 4X HD
• Optimus F3Q
#ZTE:
• ZTE V956
• Grand X Quad V987
• Grand Memo
# SONY:
• Xperia Miro
• Xperia Neo L
• Xperia Arc S
# Huawei:
• Ascend G740
• Ascend Mate
• Ascend D Quad XL
• Ascend D1 Quad XL
• Ascend P1 S
• Ascend D2
# Others:
• Alcatel
• Archos 53 Platinum
• HTC Desire 500
• Caterpillar Cat B15
• Wiko Cink Five
• Wiko Darknight
• Lenovo A820
• UMi X2
• Run F1
• THL W8
If you're concerned about not being able to transfer your chat history if you were to change your smartphone, Whatsapp has introduced a new feature that enables you to migrate your chats across different operating systems.
New phone, same memories.
Changing your phone no longer means losing your chat history. Starting today , you can move your WhatsApp history from iOS to Samsung. And soon across all devices. pic.twitter.com/v9WwV3YDJf
The feature will be available soon across all devices.
