WhatsApp to stop supporting 49 devices from December 31: Find their names here

WhatsApp has pretty much now become the leading messaging application that people turn towards for messaging. To keep up with changing technologies that come about, WhatsApp keeps updating its app. There comes a time when the app stops supporting the previous versions. Due to this, every year there are some phones that stop supporting the app altogether. 

For instance, WhatsApp was stopped in iPhones running iOS 10 and 11 because they were outdated since October 24 earlier this year. Starting December 31, there is a list of another 49 devices that will stop supporting the instant messaging app.

List of devices losing WhatsApp support from December 31

iPhone 5

iPhone 5c

Archos 53 Platinum

Grand S Flex ZTE

Grand X Quad V987 ZTE

HTC Desire 500

Huawei Ascend D

Huawei Ascend D1

Huawei Ascend D2

Huawei Ascend G740

Huawei Ascend Mate

Huawei Ascend P1

Quad XL

Lenovo A820

LG Enact

LG Lucid 2

LG Optimus 4X HD

LG Optimus F3

LG Optimus F3Q

LG Optimus F5

LG Optimus F6

LG Optimus F7

LG Optimus L2 II

LG Optimus L3 II

LG Optimus L3 II Dual

LG Optimus L4 II

LG Optimus L4 II Dual

LG Optimus L5

LG Optimus L5 Dual

LG Optimus L5 II

LG Optimus L7

LG Optimus L7 II

LG Optimus L7 II Dual

LG Optimus Nitro HD

Memo ZTE V956

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2

Samsung Galaxy Core

Samsung Galaxy S2

Samsung Galaxy S3 mini

Samsung Galaxy Trend II

Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2

Sony Xperia Arc S

Sony Xperia miro

Sony Xperia Neo L

Wiko Cink Five

Wiko Darknight ZT

If you are using any of these devices and you wish to continue using WhatsApp, you will have to upgrade to a newer phone or a device that runs WhatsApp.

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