WhatsApp to cut off support for millions old mobiles

WhatApp announced that it was phasing out compatibility with older phones in a technology upgrade. WhatsApp will stop working on some old generation phones, and many users of the older version of iPhones and Android handsets are about to find themselves cut off from using the chap app. However, it is extending support for BlackBerry OS, Black Berry 1, Nokia S40 and Nokia Symbian S60 until June 30, 2017. WhatsApp need to do these changes, to integrate encryption more deeply and other privacy services.

“Such technology stops messages from being read, and had led to WhatsApp facing criticism from governments who believe that WhatsApp conversations should be mad public”.