WhatsApp will no longer be supported on older versions of Android from October

From October 24, the WhatsApp messenger will only be supported on Android operating systems version 5.0 and above.

This is reported in the help center of the messenger.

It is noted that now the messenger works on Android old versions 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, but from October 24 this possibility will disappear.

“Starting on October 24, 2023, only Android OS version 5.0 and above will be supported.

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Your phone must be able to receive SMS or calls during the verification process. We do not support creating new accounts on WiFi-only devices,” WhatsApp explained.

The messenger said that decisions about which devices to support and which to recognize as obsolete are made every year.

“Devices and software change frequently, so we regularly review which operating systems we support and make updates.

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To decide what to stop supporting, we, like other technology companies, analyze each year which devices and software are the oldest and least used. These devices may also not have the latest security updates or may not have the features required to run WhatsApp,” the statement said.

We remind you:

WhatsApp launched channel function similar to Telegram. This feature is already available in 150 countries.

Subscribers will be able to search for channels to track that are automatically filtered by their country. Also available is the function of viewing new, most active and popular channels, based on the number of subscribers.

After that drepresentatives of the Russian State Duma proposed to block the WhatsApp application on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Subsequently, it became known that WhatsApp does not plan to launch the channel service (WA Channels) in Russia in the near future.

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