WhatsApp News on some handsets – WhatsApp had initially said that all BlackBerry
models and some Nokia handsets would also find themselves unable to get
onto the chat app.
Popular social media application WhatsApp has stopped working in
older iPhones and Android handsets to ensure that it could continue to
introduce new features and stay secure, which relies on the app being
used on newer operating systems.
Anyone using Android 2.1 or 2.2, an iPhone 3GS or iOS 6 will find the
app has stopped working. The same will happen to anyone on Windows
Phone 7, the Independent reported yesterday. The company has advised
that anyone with one of those older handsets who want to keep chatting
with friends simply has to buy a newer phone.
WhatsApp had initially said that all BlackBerry models and some Nokia
handsets would also find themselves unable to get onto the chat app.
But it went back late last year, apparently in response to complaints.
“We are extending support for BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, Nokia S40
and Nokia Symbian S60 until June 30, 2017,” the company wrote in an
update to its blog. The changes are thought to be in large part to allow
WhatsApp to more deeply integrate encryption and other privacy
services. Such technology stops messages from being read, and has led to
WhatsApp facing criticism from governments who believe that WhatsApp
conversations should be made public, the report said.
It’s also likely to allow for more rapid introduction of new
features. Rumoured updates scheduled in 2017 include a new feature that
would allow people to edit or entirely delete messages after they have
been sent.
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