WhatsApp to be blocked on millions of phones next week

Starting Monday, November 1, more than 50 phone devices will be blocked from the WhatsApp messaging service, here’s a list of all affected devices and how to fix it.

WhatsApp to be blocked on millions of phones next week

WhatsApp will stop working on more than 50 phone models next week and users will not be able to use the messaging app.

Users are advised to check if their device will be affected with 53 models to be blocked from Monday, November 1.

For some, the problem will be temporary and their phone will require an update, while WhatsApp will permanently stop working on many other devices.

This will affect Android and Apple phone users with a requirement to update their operating systems to ensure they are not blocked from accessing the app.

Apple users must be running iOS 10 or higher, while Android devices must have at least Android 4.1 to meet WhatsApp’s compatibility requirements.

To find out what operating system your phone is running on, check your phone’s settings menu. It should appear in the software information under the “About Phone” tab.

Samsung devices that will no longer support WhatsApp:

Galaxy Trend Lite

Galaxy Trend II

Galaxy SII

Galaxy s3

Galaxy Xcover 2 mini

Galaxy Core

Galaxy Ace 2

LG devices that will no longer support WhatsApp:

Lucid 2

Optimus F7

Optimus F5

Optimus L3 II

Optimus dual L5

Optimus L5 II

Optimus L5

Dual Best L3 II

Optimus L7

Optimus L7

Dual Best L7 II

Optimus F6

Activate Optimus F3

Best L4 II

Best L2 II

Optimus Nitro HD

Optimus 4X HD

Optimus F3Q

Huawei devices that will no longer support WhatsApp:

Ascend G740

Ascend Mate

Ascend D Quad XL

Ascend D1 Quad XL

Ascend P1 S

Ascend D2