Cell phones without WhatsApp from October 31

A woman with a cell phone in her hand with the WhatsApp logo (Photo by Rafael Henrique/Sofa Images/Lightrocket via Getty Images)

Mexico City, October 23 (El Universal).- WhatsApp is the most used instant messaging app by users today. And to keep up with the likes, it’s constantly updated to provide better quality, add functionality like 24-hour statuses or the possibility to delete a message after sending it. But a new list has been released that says some devices will no longer be supported and will lose service.

According to the MX Internet Association, WhatsApp is the most used app by Mexicans, reaching approximately 78.6 million users, followed by Facebook. It accumulates a total of 74.3 million active people and finally in third place we have the YouTube video platform with 37.2 million users.

As you can see, WhatsApp is very important for millions of people, the problem is that with the new update of this messaging service, some cell phones with Android platform no longer support the application. We’ll cover the details of this change, which will be applicable from October 31, 2022, in the Tech Bit below.

Goodbye WhatsApp on these devices

With every update made by the application, it is common for some cell phones to stop receiving the service. Thus, from October 31, all Android devices running under version 4.0.1 of this platform will become obsolete to use WhatsApp.

Next, we will provide you with a list of cell phones that may be affected by this fact:

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2

Samsung Galaxy Core

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Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite

Samsung Galaxy Trend II

Samsung Galaxy s3 Mini

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2

Huawei

Huawei Ascend D2

Huawei Ascend Mate

Huawei Ascend G740

LG

LG Lucid 2

LG Optimus F7

LG Optimus L3 II Dual

LG Optimus F5

LG Optimus L5II

LG Optimus L5 II Dual

LG Optimus L3II

LG Optimus L7 II Dual

LG Optimus L7II

LG Optimus F6

LG Enact

LG Optimus L4 II Dual

LG Optimus F3

LG Optimus L4II

LG Optimus L2II

LG Optimus F3Q

ZTE

ZTE Grand X Quad v987

ZTE Grand Memo

ZTE V956 UMi X2

ZTE Grand S Flex

Other brands

Arcos 53 Platinum

HTC Desire 500

Caterpillar Cat B15

Sony Xperia M

Lenovo A820

In this list, LG users will be the most affected, with a total of 14 cell phone models on the list that will not be able to use WhatsApp until October 31st.

It is worth clarifying that owners of the mentioned models can continue to use the application. However, little by little they will start experiencing failures and will not be able to enjoy the news.

In this situation, we recommend that you create a backup on your device and upload it to your Google Account Drive. This way, when you buy a new device with the latest Android version, you can restore all your old chats. Telephone. Stay in touch with your cell phone and contacts.

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