{"id":535,"date":"2020-02-03T15:12:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T15:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/?p=535"},"modified":"2020-02-03T15:16:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T15:16:10","slug":"whatsapp-to-stop-working-on-over-1-million-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/whatsapp-to-stop-working-on-over-1-million-devices\/tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp To Stop Working On Over 1 Million Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WhatsApp will no longer work on millions of devices starting from 1st of February.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp said the move was &#8220;necessary in order to protect the security of its users.&#8221; Smartphones using Android 2.3.7 and older, and iPhone iOS 8 or older, are those affected by the update. Most users won&#8217;t be affected by the update, as they can just update their operating system.<\/p>\n<p>To put into perspective who the update will really effect. the iPhone 4 will no longer be able to use the messaging service, as it is only compatible up to iOS 7.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_536\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536\" class=\"wp-image-536 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_693019177-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_693019177-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_693019177-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_693019177-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_693019177-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_693019177.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Ruhl \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;WhatsApp clearly had no option but to ensure its service remains secure, however it faces the difficult side-effect that the app is no longer compatible with older smartphones,&#8221; said CCS analyst Ben Wood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is likely to disproportionally impact the long-tail of its users, particularly in growth markets where there is a high proportion of older devices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Users were first warned about this update nearly 3 years ago, but it still comes as a surprise to some.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was a tough decision for us to make, but the right one in order to give people better ways to keep in touch with friends, family, and loved ones using WhatsApp,&#8221; said a spokesperson for the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp will no longer work on millions of devices starting from 1st of February. WhatsApp said the move was &#8220;necessary in order to protect the security of its users.&#8221; Smartphones using Android 2.3.7 and older, and iPhone iOS 8 or older, are those affected by the update. 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