WhatsApp to stop working on THESE iPhones in 4 days! Is yours on list?

Here is a reminder for the iPhone users whose devices cannot run on iOS 12. After October 24, WhatsApp may stop working on your devices. Therefore, you have only four days to either upgrade your iPhone or look for an alternative application to WhatsApp. According to the information provided by WABetaInfo earlier in the month of May 2022, the users of iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C will not be able to use WhatsApp on their devices.

Wondering why? The online messaging application will stop working in some versions of Android and iOS in order to let the company introduce certain functionality that may not work on old operating systems. And now for the same reason, WhatsApp is planning to drop the support for iOS 10, iOS 11, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C.

"Unfortunately, due to some internal reasons, WhatsApp is now really planning to drop the support for certain iOS versions over the coming months: we’re talking about iOS 10 and iOS 11!," WABetaInfo said earlier this year. The report shared a screenshot which said that, "Update to the latest version of iOS to continue using WhatsApp. WhatsApp will stop supporting this version of iOS after 24 Oct 2022."

You can update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS by going to Settings > General, and then tap Software Update. WhatsApp on its FAQ or support page has also informed that currently, it provides support for and recommends using the following device: Android running OS 4.1 and newer; iPhone running iOS 12 and newer; KaiOS 2.5.0 and newer, including JioPhone and JioPhone 2.

"Before we stop supporting your operating system, you'll be notified directly in WhatsApp ahead of time and reminded a few times to upgrade," WhatsApp added.

Hence, it can be said that if you are using iOS 10 or iOS 11, you need to update to iOS 12 in order to continue using WhatsApp. Users of iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6S will be able to use WhatsApp on their devices but will have to update the iOS version.