Since February 1, the popular WhatsApp application work on smartphones that run on older operating systems. The distribution will include devices running Android 2.3.7, iOS 8 or older.
After that, users cannot create new accounts, check messages in existing ones, and generally use WhatsApp normally. Note that according to Google, up to 7 million people around the world are still using the old version of Android. And according to Apple, approximately 9% of the 800 million iPhone owners worldwide use a version of the operating system older than iOS 12.
After the deadline, there may be millions of users without communication through the messenger. They are encouraged to update their operating systems whenever possible. Note that iOS 9 is available for smartphones starting with iPhone 4s. But Android users are unlikely to succeed, because many companies support smartphones for a couple of years.
Note that as of January 2018, WhatsApp had more than 1,5 billion users worldwide, despite all the security problems. It should also be recalled that the messenger work on devices running the Windows Phone operating system at the end of last year. The app has been missing from the Microsoft Store since July 1, 2019.
Source: 3dnews.ru