List of Smartphones that will Stop Working on WhatsApp from December 31st, 2022

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WhatsApp has announced that it will end support for devices with older operating systems especially the likes of iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, Huawei Ascend D, etc., from December 31, 2022.

According to the messaging App, users of iPhone 5, iPhone 5, and iPhone 5c, and other 45 Android phones of old smartphone models, will be sent an alert before it stops working.

WhatsApp said: “Devices and software change often, so we regularly review what operating systems we support and make updates.

“To choose what to stop supporting, every year we, like other technology companies, look at which devices and software are the oldest and have the fewest number of people still using them.

These devices also might not have the latest security updates, or might lack the functionality required to run WhatsApp.”

List of affected phones: The phones that will no longer be able to use WhatsApp from January 1, 2023, include:

1. iPhone 5
2. iPhone 5c
3. Archos 53 Platinum
4. Grand S Flex ZTE
5. Grand X Quad V987 ZTE
6. HTC Desire 500
7. Huawei Ascend D
8. Huawei Ascend D1
9. Huawei Ascend D2
10. Huawei Ascend G740
11. Huawei Ascend Mate
12. Huawei Ascend P1
13. Quad XL
14. Lenovo A820
15. LG Enact
16. LG Lucid 2
17. LG Optimus 4X HD
18. LG Optimus F3
19. LG Optimus F3Q
20. LG Optimus F5
21. LG Optimus F6
22. LG Optimus F7
23. LG Optimus L2 II
24. LG Optimus L3 II
25. LG Optimus L3 II Dual
26. LG Optimus L4 II
27. LG Optimus L4 II Dual
28. LG Optimus L5
29. LG Optimus L5 Dual
30. LG Optimus L5 II
31. LG Optimus L7
32. LG Optimus L7 II
33. LG Optimus L7 II Dual
34. LG Optimus Nitro HD
35. Memo ZTE V956
36. Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
37. Samsung Galaxy Core
38. Samsung Galaxy S2
39. Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
40. Samsung Galaxy Trend II
41. Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
42. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
43. Sony Xperia Arc S
44. Sony Xperia miro
45. Sony Xperia Neo L
46. Wiko Cink Five
47. Wiko Darknight ZT