Whatsapp To Stop Working On Some Devices As From Jan 1st 2018
WhatsApp has given yet another threat of ending support
for some phones and this time it seems that it's the final
warning and the grace period is over.
Having said that WhatsApp has revealed it will end support
and stop working on all Blackberry OS phones including
‘BlackBerry 10’ devices. Also affected is all Windows Phone
8.0 and older platforms from December 31, 2017.
According to the statement from WhatsApp, users on these
outdated platforms will not be able to create new accounts,
nor re-verify existing accounts once the company ends
support.
If you are following the trend, you will know that this is not
the first time this warning is being issued. In fact, in 2016,
the Facebook-owned IM platform threatened to stop
support on some blackberry phones but it was later
extended .
WILL YOU CONTINUE TO USE WHATSAPP AFTER THE
SUPPORT ENDS?
Yes! Even if your phone is among the devices that will be
disabled for using WhatsApp, you can still continue using
the app on your phone, BUT you shouldn't expect any future
security updates or new features. This is similar to what is
currently happening with people using Windows 7 and older
versions that Microsoft ended support for. You can
continue using it on your own risk as there won't be any
security update.
for some phones and this time it seems that it's the final
warning and the grace period is over.
Having said that WhatsApp has revealed it will end support
and stop working on all Blackberry OS phones including
‘BlackBerry 10’ devices. Also affected is all Windows Phone
8.0 and older platforms from December 31, 2017.
According to the statement from WhatsApp, users on these
outdated platforms will not be able to create new accounts,
nor re-verify existing accounts once the company ends
support.
If you are following the trend, you will know that this is not
the first time this warning is being issued. In fact, in 2016,
the Facebook-owned IM platform threatened to stop
support on some blackberry phones but it was later
extended .
WILL YOU CONTINUE TO USE WHATSAPP AFTER THE
SUPPORT ENDS?
Yes! Even if your phone is among the devices that will be
disabled for using WhatsApp, you can still continue using
the app on your phone, BUT you shouldn't expect any future
security updates or new features. This is similar to what is
currently happening with people using Windows 7 and older
versions that Microsoft ended support for. You can
continue using it on your own risk as there won't be any
security update.
WHAT ABOUT WINDOWS PHONE USERS?
It's a kind of relief for those using windows 8.1 and newer
versions as they won't be affected but those still using
windows end will no longer have support from whatsapp
once we enter the year 2018 It's a pity. While Windows 8
will be axed down once 2018 begins. I am still surprised
how WhatsApp decided to continue with windows phones
even after Microsoft confirmed that windows phone is
dead .
In BlackBerry’s case, the company has itself confirmed it
will no longer be manufacturing or launching new
smartphones, and the BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS
have been abandoned.
WHY IS WHATSAPP ENDING SUPPORT FOR THESE DEVICES
I know you may be asking this same question within you,
well, it's obvious that these set of phones and OS may not
support or carry the new features being added on
whatsapp recently. But personally, I still believe whatsapp
can do something different than totally ending the support.
Just like Facebook introduced Facebook Lite, WhatsApp
should have done that. Recall, WhatsApp had extended
support for both platforms in June this year. At the time,
WhatsApp had also revealed that the app will stop working
for phones running Nokia S40 will be stopped from
December 31, 2018. The app will stop working on phones
running Android 2.3.7 and older (Gingerbread) will be
stopped from February 1, 2020. The messaging app
became unavailable on Nokia phones running Symbian S60,
from June 30, 2017.
Hope this info is useful?
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