WhatsApp support on older Samsung phones is over
18 شهریور 1400 ساعت 13:10
WhatsApp support for older Samsung phones is finally over. You have little opportunity to transfer your chat history to a newer phone.
News of the end of a few months ago WhatsApp support on older Samsung phones Could be heard. WhatsApp has recently updated the page for the minimum operating system required to run its application, followed by phones with Android version 4.1 and later, iOS 10 and later, and KaiOS 2.5.1 and later (for A certain number of phones) will be able to run this messenger application.
In other words, if your phone runs Android 4.0 called Ice Cream Sandwich, you will not be able to use the popular Facebook messaging platform on your phone. Android 4 was introduced in October 2011, which is almost 10 years old. Now it’s time to pave the way for more modern operating systems.
However, few people use phones from 10 years ago these days. If anyone still owns such a Samsung phone, it will probably be the Galaxy Ace. Even Samsung’s original Galaxy Note, launched in 2011, has now been upgraded to Android 4.1 (Android Jelly Candy).
Google says that less than one percent of Galaxy phones have been running Android 4.0 for a long time. Almost no one keeps their smartphone for a decade; Especially since there have been incredible advances in the handset industry in recent years.
As for iPhones, anyone using an iPhone 4S or older will no longer be able to use the WhatsApp app on their phone. The last update that the iPhone 4S received was iOS 10.
Because operating systems are constantly evolving and changing to keep up with the times. This is essential for apps (especially messengers like WhatsApp) to be upgraded, and we should not be surprised by the end of WhatsApp support on older Samsung and other brands.
Old and new operating systems have completely different codes. That’s why the developer has to codify two completely independent versions for them, which is both troublesome and not cost-effective. Of course, WhatsApp is not alone in backing up support for 2011 and earlier handsets. Many services and applications also seek to remove support for older operating systems.
If you also have an old phone, we recommend that you do not wait for the support of WhatsApp and other applications to finish. Buy a new phone now, back up all your WhatsApp account information and transfer it to your new phone. If you want to migrate from Samsung to Apple or vice versa, the good news is that WhatsApp unveiled a feature a few days ago that allows users to transfer their account information and chat history between old Samsung phones to iPhone.