The application WhatsApp multiplatform message has an expiration date on phones with Android ancient systems, mainly from Nokia and BlackBerry brands and will be for the coming December 31 this year.
Since its official page the app said that “unfortunately, WhatsApp will stop supporting your mobile phone from the 31 December 2016″.
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In March the company had announced on his blog that WhatsApp would not be compatible with the following mobile platforms: BlackBerry, Symbian, Nokia and Windows Phone 7.1, being considered obsolete platforms .
Data WhatsApp has more than one billion users (according to data provided by the web portal Statista)
No. But the new operating system that will be affected will be the Android, specifically Android 2.1 Eclair and Froyo Android 2.2, which are those that come standard with some models launched in 2010, for example, the HTC Desire.
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The company noted that “these platforms have been of great importance in our history, but no longer have the necessary capabilities to expand the functions of our application in the future “.
Data When WhatsApp was born in 2009, about 70 percent of smart phones sold had operating systems offered by BlackBerry and Nokia. That proportion joined systems Google, Apple and Microsoft. The three giants represent 99.5 percent of sales, monopolizing the market today.
The company said it “is not an easy decision for us, but it is the right to offer our best users ways to keep in touch with friends, family and loved ones. “
he also advised that” if you use any of the phones affected, we suggest update for Android, iPhone or Windows phone phone. ”
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