WhatsApp will be blocked on MILLIONS of iPhones and Androids TOMORROW - The Sun

WHATSAPP is about to be blocked on millions of phones.

The November 1 deadline for the block is nearly here – and will lock some iPhones and Android mobiles out of the chat app forever.

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WhatsApp will soon stop working on some older smartphonesCredit: WhatsApp

Any users affected by the block will need to update their software, or buy a new phone.

It's possible that your handset may be too old to update, forcing you to upgrade.

More than 50 different smartphone models are expected to be affected.

The deadline for the change is November 1, after which point WhatsApp will stop working on those models.

Model mayhem

For Android users, you'll need to be running Android 4.1 or later.

And for iPhone users, you'll need to be on iOS 10 or later.

On the Android front, that means a host of popular phones will lose access, including the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Huawei Ascend Mate.

For Apple, you'll lose access on an iPhone 4 or older.

And if you've never updated your iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus or iPhone SE (2016), you'll lose access until you update.

That's because they launched on iOS 9.

But you can update all three models to iOS 15 – the latest version – and keep access to WhatsApp.

Tech companies regularly stop supporting older devices.

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

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.

Using outdated software can also be a huge security risk – so it's important you update, or upgrade if you can't.

The phones losing WhatsApp support

Here's 52 of the affected devices. Note that some of these phones can still be updated to restore access...

1. Galaxy Trend Lite
2. Galaxy Trend II
3. Galaxy SII
4. Galaxy S3 mini
5. Galaxy Xcover 2
6. Galaxy Core
7. Galaxy Ace 2
8. Lucid 2
9. Optimus F7
10. Optimus F5
11. Optimus L3 II Dual
12. Optimus F5
13. Optimus L5
14. Best L5 II
15. Optimus L5 Dual
16. Best L3 II
17. Optimus L7
18. Optimus L7 II Dual
19. Best L7 II
20. Optimus F6, Enact
21. Optimus L4 II Dual
22. Optimus F3
23. Best L4 II
24. Best L2 II
25. Optimus Nitro HD
26. Optimus 4X HD
27. Optimus F3Q
28. ZTE V956
29. Grand X Quad V987
30. Grand Memo
31. Xperia Miro
32. Xperia Neo L
33. Xperia Arc S
34. Alcatel
35. Ascend G740
36. Ascend Mate
37. Ascend D Quad XL
38. Ascend D1 Quad XL
39. Ascend P1 S
40. Ascend D2
41. Archos 53 Platinum
42. HTC Desire 500
43. Caterpillar Cat B15
44. Wiko Cink Five
45. Wiko Darknight
46. Lenovo A820
47. UMi X2
48. Run F1
49. THL W8
50. iPhone SE
51. iPhone 6S
52. iPhone 6S Plus

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