WhatsApp is undoubtedly the largest instant messaging application in the world. Billions of users use the service to communicate on a daily basis, and new features arrive every week, making the user experience better and better. However, these new functions require technical requirements that many devices do not have. That’s why Every year, WhatsApp stops supporting certain devices. For this year 2023, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C will not be compatible with WhatsApp.
New year, new policies: WhatsApp says goodbye to the iPhone 5 and 5C
Keeping our devices up to date is essential, but without good hardware that supports functional innovations in software and other applications, updates don’t matter. This is why, every year, many companies they stop providing support and compatibility to devices that are not updated with new versions. The objective is none other than to guarantee the safety of users and to offer the maximum number of functions. Here’s how WhatsApp justifies it:
To decide which ones to stop supporting, every year, like other tech companies, we look at which devices and software are the oldest and have the fewest people still using them. It is also possible that these devices do not have the latest security updates or do not have the necessary functions to run WhatsApp.
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A list of More than 50 devices will no longer be supported on December 31, 2022.
For the more curious and if you have an Android device, WhatsApp also stops supporting the HTC Desire 500, Lenovo A820, LG Optimus and Samsung Galaxy S3. The recommendation is that users who have one of the those devices that are no longer supported, please back up your conversations when they access another device.
