Since May 5, the WhatsApp messenger stops work on these three iPhone models

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/5f/e2/ib-FS39ulke8_9316240d.jpg" Alt = "from May 5 WhatsApp stops work on these three iPhone models"/> ~ ~ < P > WhatsApp users should be noted on May 5 in the calendar: this day the messenger will stop working on several older iPhone models. After another upgrade, the service will only accept iOS 15.1 devices or a newer version, so some users will remain outside support and will no longer be able to send or receive a message.

< p > About it writes The Sun.

< H2 ID = "H2_0" ">Which iPhone models will no longer support WhatsApp < P > The company explains that they regularly review the list of compatible operating systems, abandoning those with the smallest proportion of users and do not receive topical security. Old smartphones & mdash; iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus & mdash; For many years have not received major updates from Apple, so the risks to safety on them are only growing.

< P > now WhatsApp works on any iPhone with iOS 12 and newer, but since May 5, the messenger will only start on versions from iOS 15.1. This change will touch a small but still noticeable percentage of users: more than ten years after the first of the top three, iPhone 5s, it continues to be active in the Apple fans.

~ ~ ~ > 62 > < P > After the ITSAPP is switched off, the owners of the mentioned models will not only lose access to new features, but also to protective patches that restrain the intruders. Other popular applications & mdash; For example, Spotify or Instagram & mdash; Also gradually refuse to support these devices.

< p > in WhatsApp assure that on the eve of the transition will send a few reminders about the need to update iOS or go to a newer smartphone. If the update is impossible, users will have to think about upgrade to continue to be in touch and use the latest messenger capabilities.