See full list of phones to be blocked by WhatsApp Nov 1

From November 1, which is a few hours from now, WhatsApp will be blocked on millions of phones across the world.

 

Few weeks ago, UK Sun had reported that some iPhones and Android mobiles would be locked out of WhatsApp forever.

 

In the tech space, companies usually stop supporting older devices.

 

Google did just that with old Android phones for Gmail, YouTube and Google Maps.

 

 

In a report, the British tabloid gave possible reasons why tech companies withdraw support for older devices.

 

 

“Sometimes it’s because it’s simply not cost-efficient to keep apps working on very old versions of iOS or Android.”

 

“That’s especially the case if only a small percentage of users are running these old versions of software,” the report read.

 

Below are the devices that are expected to be affected from November 1, 2021.

 

 

Galaxy Trend Lite

Galaxy Trend II

Galaxy SII

Galaxy S3 mini

Galaxy Xcover 2

Galaxy Core

Galaxy Ace 2

Lucid 2

Optimus F7

Optimus F5

Optimus L3 II Dual

Optimus F5

Optimus L5

Best L5 II

Optimus L5 Dual

Best L3 II

Optimus L7

Optimus L7 II Dual

Best L7 II

Optimus F6, Enact

Optimus L4 II Dual

Optimus F3

Best L4 II

Best L2 II

Optimus Nitro HD

Optimus 4X HD

Optimus F3Q

ZTE V956

Grand X Quad V987

Grand Memo

Xperia Miro

Xperia Neo L

Xperia Arc S

Alcatel

Ascend G740

Ascend Mate

Ascend D Quad XL

Ascend D1 Quad XL

Ascend P1 S

Ascend D2

Archos 53 Platinum

HTC Desire 500

Caterpillar Cat B15

Wiko Cink Five

Wiko Darknight

Lenovo A820

UMi X2

Run F1

THL W8

iPhone SE

iPhone 6S

iPhone 6S Plus