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WhatsApp support for these platforms was supposed to end in June, but was deferred to December 31
WhatsApp's farewell note for 2017 is not good news for some smartphone users. WhatsApp will stop working on devices running BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, and Windows Phone 8.0 and older from December 31, 2017. The WhatsApp blog post
with end-of-life dates clearly mentions that users of BlackBerry OS,
BlackBerry 10, and Windows Phone 8.0 and older operating systems will
not be able to use the app after December 31, 2017 - less than a week
from now.
To recall, WhatsApp had extended support for both platforms in June this year. At the time, WhatsApp had also revealed that the app will stop working for phones running Nokia
S40 will be stopped from December 31, 2018. The app will stop working
on phones running Android 2.3.7 and older (Gingerbread) will be stopped
from February 1, 2020. The messaging app became unavailable on Nokia
phones running Symbian S60, from June 30, 2017.
Ending support for Blackberry and Windows Phone has seen no further extensions
and will come into place on the mentioned date. If your phone has any
of the two specified operating systems, you should consider upgrading to
a newer phone in order to access WhatsApp properly. WhatsApp updates
for other OS versions like Windows Phone 7, Android 2.1, Android 2.2,
and iOS 6 were stopped in 2016.
WhatsApp, earlier this month, officially took covers off
its new standalone app for businesses, which features both verified and
non-verified profiles. This gives businesses a formal route to conduct
business on the messaging app.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017
WhatsApp to Stop Working on BlackBerry 10 OS, Windows Phone 8.0 on December 31
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