{"id":36510,"date":"2024-12-24T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/whatsapp-will-run-on-these-android-smartphones-from-january-1\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T03:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T03:45:00","slug":"whatsapp-will-run-on-these-android-smartphones-from-january-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/whatsapp-will-run-on-these-android-smartphones-from-january-1\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp will run on these Android smartphones from January 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>New Delhi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp is a popular messaging platform. Which has crores of users today. But WhatsApp is stopping support for some Android smartphones. Actually the Meta owned platform is stopping support for old software and hardware based smartphones. The smartphones for which WhatsApp support is being discontinued include Android KitKat and Android smartphones older than 10 years. WhatsApp support is being discontinued in these phones from January 1. If you are using WhatsApp on an old Android smartphone, then you should upgrade the phone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support is also ending for iOS users<\/strong><br \/>WhatsApp is ending support for iPhones based on iOS 15.1 and older versions. Meaning support for iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be discontinued. iPhone users have been given the option to migrate the phone till May 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did WhatsApp stop support?<\/strong><br \/>WhatsApp is stopping support for old smartphones because these phones do not support the new features of WhatsApp. Let us tell you that many new features including AI are being rolled out by WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For which smartphones WhatsApp is stopping support?<\/strong><br \/>The smartphones for which WhatsApp support is being discontinued from January 1, 2025 include popular smartphone brands Samsung, LG, Sony and HTC.<\/p>\n<p>    Samsung Galaxy S3<br \/>    Galaxy Note 2<br \/>    Galaxy Ace 3<br \/>    Galaxy S4 Mini<br \/>    HTC<br \/>    One X<br \/>    One<br \/>    Desire 500<br \/>    Desire 601<br \/>    sony<br \/>    Xperia Z<br \/>    Xperia SP<br \/>    Xperia T<br \/>    Xperia VLG Optimus G<br \/>    Nexus 4<br \/>    G2 Mini<br \/>    L90<br \/>    Motorola<br \/>    Moto G<br \/>    razr hd<br \/>    Moto E 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advice to users to store data<\/strong><br \/>WhatsApp is providing users the facility to store chat and data back on Google Drive. If your smartphone is included in this list, then you should take your WhatsApp backup before January 1, 2025. Otherwise your WhatsApp data will be permanently deleted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi WhatsApp is a popular messaging platform. Which has crores of users today. But WhatsApp is stopping support for some Android smartphones. Actually the Meta owned platform is stopping support for old software and hardware based smartphones. 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