WhatsApp It is preparing to say goodbye to some iPhone models. Starting from the next May 5, 2025in fact, the famous instant messaging platform will no longer be available on several smartphones.
According to the last rumors circulating, Apple devices with iOS lower than version 15.1 they will have the blocked application, this means that WhatsApp will no longer be usable on iPhone 5Sa iPhone6 or a iPhone 6 Plus. To the owners who do not intend to give up the program, there is nothing left to do but adapt and buy a new phone model. The date to mark is that of May 5, however it seems that some exclusion has already started from the release of the new beta version 25.2.10.72. Being a beta version, it was the so-called beta-test to undergo first. Those who had a smartphone model lower than version 15.1 were automatically excluded, which generated many controversies.
At the moment on the App Store there is still the old version of WhatsApp capable of working on all devices, but it will be removed once the new version will become official and will be distributed on a large scale. At that point it will be inevitable to have to make a choice: to give up the application or buy a new smartphone. Someone may also decide to keep the old version of WhatsApp, but this will no longer be updated, which will inevitably make it attacked and weak from the point of view of IT security. The block will take place in May and that day it will be mandatory to make a choice. To stop working will not be, among other things, only WhatsApp, but also WhatsApbusiness.
This communication by the team that administers the messaging platform raised controversy And doubts. Many wonders how much there is actually a technician behind this choice. There are those who speak of commercial decision.
Many believe that WhatsApp’s was one strategy aimed at pushing users to buy new devices. Confident, however, believe that the blockage is linked to the updates of Apple bees.