So we are now firmly in the month of November and for most people, the arrival of the month was rather tame and without incident. If you own an iPhone 6 or a Samsung Galaxy SII however you might have experienced some issues with your WhatsApp installation. This is because WhatsApp is no longer officially supported on these phones. Your WhatsApp installation might even be still working but it will soon stop. This is because Facebook, the makers of WhatsApp, has decided to stop supporting these older phones. It’s not just two, below is the list of phones that are no longer supported.
For iPhones the following are no longer suppored and can no longer run WhatsApp
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6S plus
- iPhone SE
For Samsung phones the following are no longer supported and can no longer support WhatsApp
- Galaxy Trend Lite
- Galaxy Trend II
- Galaxy SII
- Galaxy S3 mini
- Galaxy Xcover 2
- Galaxy Core
- Galaxy Ace 2
For LG the following phones are no longer supported and can no longer run WhatsApp
- Lucid 2
- Optimus F7
- Optimus F5
- Optimus L3 II Dual
- Optimus F5
- Optimus L5
- Best L5 II
- Optimus L5 Dual
- Best L3 II
- Optimus L7
- Optimus L7 II Dual
- Best L7 II
- Optimus F6, Enact
- Optimus L4 II Dual
- Optimus F3
- Best L4 II
- Best L2 II
- Optimus Nitro HD
- Optimus 4X HD
- Optimus F3Q
Support for the following ZTE phones is no longer available and can no longer run WhatsApp
- ZTE V956
- Grand X Quad V987
- Grand Memo
For Sony the following phones are no longer supported and can no longer run WhatsApp
- Xperia Miro
- Xperia Neo L
- Xperia Arc S
The following Huawei phones can no longer run WhatsApp
- Ascend G740
- Ascend Mate
- Ascend D Quad XL
- Ascend D1 Quad XL
- Ascend P1 S
- Ascend D2
Here are other phones that can no longer run WhatsApp
- Alcatel
- Archos 53 Platinum
- HTC Desire 500
- Caterpillar Cat B15
- Wiko Cink Five
- Wiko Darknight
- Lenovo A820
- UMi X2
- Run F1
- THL W8
How can you fix this?
So here are two things to note. WhatsApp is the beginning and end of all communications in Zimbabwe. POTRAZ has shown us reports that prove that for most people in Zimbabwe WhatsApp is the full depth of most people’s internet experience i.e WhatsApp is the internet for most people. A lot of informal and formal businesses rely on it for their communications and even making sales. So it’s pretty important.
Another thing to note is that for some reason Zimbabweans tend to be stuck with older flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy SIII and iPhone 6SE. This is because most people cannot afford to buy newer phones like the iPhone 13 or the Samsung Galaxy S20. Those who want a flagship experience end up settling for either budget brands like the Xiaomi, iTel and Techno or they end up buying refurbished secondhand yesteryear flagships. The problem with the later is you end up with a phone that’s closer to it’s end of life support.
The solution is to buy a new phone and settle for the budget brands. They tend to be less faster than today’s flagships but their performance is often better than yesteryear flagships. If you have an Android phone that’s no longer supported you can buy some time by installing WhatsApp mods such as GBWhatsApp on your phone but eventually these will stop supporting your phone too as they are based on the official WhatsApp installation file. If you have an iPhone 6 there is no hope for you except to swallow your pride and either get a cheap Android phone or to buy another iPhone that’s supported.
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