*WhatsApp will no longer be functioning on some iPhone devices and afterMeta-owned company announced that iOS 12 or a newer version would benecessary for iPhone users to continue using the service.*
According to media reports quoting WABetaInfo’s sources, from October 24onwards, the messaging app will reportedly discontinue supporting iOS 10and iOS 11 devices.
That means the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c models that Apple released inSeptember 2012 will no longer be able to run WhatsApp. But iPhone users onnewer models who somehow never updated their devices to iOS 12 or laterwill also be temporarily affected.
Say you own an iPhone 5s or iPhone 6 that’s still on iOS 10, which wasreleased in September 2016. You won’t be able to use WhatsApp unless youupgrade to the latest iOS update available for those handsets.
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In fact, some reports suggest that WhatsApp has already started alertingiPhone users who are using iOS 10 or iOS 11 versions of the program aboutthe end of support.
You have until October 24th to decide linkto handle the WhatsApp-mandated iPhone upgrade. The app will continue tosend notifications, warning about the risk of losing access come fall. Andremember, new iPhones come out in late September, and current iPhone modelswill get price discounts at the same time.
