Mumbai: Meta owned social media messaging platform WhatsApp has decided to end support for older Android devices from 2025. Starting on January 1, WhatsApp will no longer work on Android phones running Android KitKat or older versions.
WhatsApp is ending support for older Android devices because the hardware on these older devices is not capable of supporting the new features coming to the app. So, people using older Android models would need to upgrade their phones in order to continue using the personal messaging app.
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Android KitKat was released back in 2013 and Google also ended support for the operating system earlier this year.
Top Android phones that won’t support WhatsApp in 2025:
Samsung Galaxy S3
Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Motorola Moto G (1st Gen)
Motorola Razr HD
Moto E 2014
HTC One X
HTC One X+
HTCDesire 500
HTCDesire 601
LG Optimus G
LG Nexus 4
LG G2 Mini
LG L90
Sony Xperia Z
Sony Xperia SP
Sony Xperia T
Sony Xperia V