Meta, the owner of WhatsApp, announced that the application on some versions of iOS operating systems in iPhones and iPads will be permanently discontinued by the end of this year, after the company decided to stop supporting software in these older versions.
whatsapp is one of the most popular instant messaging apps in the world and the company often adds new features to the app, which may not support older operating systems, which is why newer versions don't work on older platforms.
According to a statement on the WhatsApp technical support page, he confirmed that the app on iOS 10 or iOS 11 devices would be discontinued when iOS 12 was released as the oldest supported version of the app.
A report by WABetaInfo, which is interested in covering WhatsApp news, explained that the company decided to stop updating the app for the above versions to continue its work until the end of the year, and since the beginning of 2023 the application will be permanently discontinued for users of these systems.
he explained that whatsapp updates will not all work properly with older iphone systems, and working on them adds more costs to the company.
he also stated that the proportions of users of older systems had fallen to their lowest levels, so meta decided to stop developing costs for older applications.
iphone phones on which whatsapp will depend
In that sense, iPhone users with iOS X or 11 have to upgrade their system to 12 and so on in order to continue using WhatsApp normally.
But there are still iPhones that don't have access to iOS 12 updates and more, so you won't be able to use WhatsApp again by October.
These phones are the iPhone 5 and 5C while the iPhone 5S can upgrade to iOS 12.
the above-mentioned phones date back to about 10 years ago, so they will join phones that can't run whatsapp and announce that their users will buy newer phones in order to continue using the app.
On the other hand, Android users of version 4.1 and above continue to use WhatsApp normally.
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