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WhatsApp Will Soon Stop Working on Windows Phones

BY Soko Directory Team · May 11, 2019 12:05 am

WhatsApp has announced that it will soon disable support for all smartphones running on a Windows Operating System come December 31, 2019.

End of support, in this case, does not just mean a lack of future updates, but the app will also stop working on the platform.

The Facebook-owned instant messaging service updated its mobile support blog post and noted that support for all versions of the platform would end come December meaning that in 2020, Windows Phone users will not be able to use WhatsApp on their devices.

A WhatsApp spokesperson sad that the last update for the platform will be issued in June, “Following Microsoft’s recent decision to end support for Windows Mobile devices in December, WhatsApp will release its final update for Windows phones in June. WhatsApp will continue working on Windows phones through the end of the year.”

In 2016, WhatsApp also stopped working for Windows Phone 7.

Separately, the WhatsApp blog noted that the app would also stop working on old versions of Android (v2.3.7 and older) and iOS (iOS 7 and older) on February 1, 2020.

“Because we will no longer actively develop for these platforms, some features may stop functioning at any time” noted WhatsApp.

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