Messages, vocal audio, groups numerous of friends and direct calls. WhatsApp For years it has become one of the main parts of our private and even working daily routine. Doing without this free messaging application could be painful but, unfortunately, mandatory. Not for all of course. From the May 5thin fact, the famous app will close for those who use it on certain types of smartphones. Here are the devices involved, the motivations this sudden closure and the possible countermeasures for those who have an not compatible iPhone.
The devices involved
If in January the application had stopped working for some old Android models this time, on the contrary, the block concerns iPhone. The models in question are some iPhones, including iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The reason is soon said: WhatsApp to work requires at least IOS 15.1a version that these devices, unfortunately, do not support. Some models in particular, launched between 2013 and 2014, cannot be updated to this version of the Apple mobile operating system.
The reasons
The reasons, therefore, are both technological and linked to the safety informatics. If on the one hand Whatsapp will require new technologies more advanced that the old models cannot hold up, on the other the newest versions of iOS, in fact, guarantee advanced protections against malware and hacking attempts.
What to do
The problem, however, can also be solved for those who use a iPhone dated. Those who use one of these models, in fact, will soon receive a message from WhatsApp that will warn it of the necessary update. If the phone supports iOS 15.1, just download the latest version of the software and continue using the app without problems. If, on the other hand, you have an iPhone 5S, 6 or 6 plus, the only option will be to change the device.
WhatsApp, in fact, will no longer work on these models after May 5, 2025. The only solution, therefore, would seem to be that of Change smartphones and buy a more recent one. At least, as regards the use of WhatsApp.