IOS users of WhatsApp have suffered a major setback. Last month, it was said that WhatsApp is about to shut down the support for the old iOS version and iPhone models. The company had announced that from 5 May 2025, the app would not work on versions before the iOS 15.1. The company took this decision for WhatsApp business and normal WhatsApp. The company stops support for older versions to optimize its services with the latest technology of iOS. Meanwhile, the report of WABetaInfo has been reported, which states that the latest WhatsApp on the Testflight app has been disconnected to the old version of iOS and support for old iPhone models before May in 25.2.10.72.
WABETAINFO shared screenshot
WABETAINFO has also shared a screenshot of it in X post. In this, you can see that the latest beta version is not being installed on the device working on the old version from iOS 15.1. This requires an os version of 15.1 or above. This screenshot has now confirmed that older iOS or iPhone users can no longer use new beta version. WhatsApp beta builds come with expiry date. In such a situation, who has an old beta version in the phone, it is also only one month and use. Can do
A month later, after the old beta version expires, the users will have no other option other than installing the version at the app store. The stable version is available for a longer time than the beta version. According to the earlier in-app alert, WhatsApp app store version will expire in May 2025. This will be considered as the official and support for the device before the iOS version 15.1. After this, users who use outdated iOS version will not be able to do WhatsApp chatting.
Check the iOS version
You can find out by checking your iOS version or not, whether this decision of WhatsApp has affected you. For this, you have to go to the general option given in the settings and tap on the software version. If your phone has iOS 14 or older version, then you will need an upgrade. If your phone does not install update, then you will need a new iPhone with the latest OS. Let us tell you that from 5 May 2025, WhatsApp iOS version will stop working on the devices before 15.1. The devices included in this list are named iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
