See Full List Of Phones Mark Zuckerberg Will Block On WhatsApp From November—-The Genius Media Nigeria reports that More than 50 phones will not be able to use or download WhatsApp, a major social media platform owned by Facebook, starting from November 2021.
According to a report by The Sun, the site is claiming that phasing out support for older models of the phones both iPhone and Android, can help keep the app secure.
Facebook However, the publication disclosed that phone users can update their Android version to at least 4.1 to be able to enjoy the service, Daily Advent added
Phones that will be affected Below is a comprehensive list of the affected phones:
- Galaxy Trend Lite
Galaxy Trend II
Galaxy SII
Galaxy S3 mini
Galaxy Xcover 2
Galaxy Core
Galaxy Ace 2
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
ZTE V956
Grand X Quad V987
Grand Memo
Xperia Miro
Xperia Neo L
Xperia Arc S
Alcatel
Ascend G740
Ascend Mate
Ascend D Quad XL
Ascend D1 Quad XL
Ascend P1 S
Ascend D2
Archos 53 Platinum
HTC Desire 500
Caterpillar Cat B15
Wiko Cink Five
Wiko Darknight
Lenovo A820
UMi X2
Run F1
THL W8
iPhone SE
iPhone 6S
iPhone 6S PlusM
Meanwhile, apologies have been pouring in since Tuesday, October 5, midnight from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, but what has been missing in the ‘sorry’ notes is why? – why the downtime that took almost 8-hours to fix? The three social media companies have avoided giving reasons for users inability to connect to their platforms, offering the usual claim of system encountering “issue”.
This was not the first time the three Mark Zuckerberg-owned apps would experience an outage, as they had suffered the same fate on March 19, 2021. The reason? – ‘technical issue.