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WhatsApp stops working on 'older Android devices’: Is your phone on the list? All you need to know
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
WhatsApp announced that its app will no longer function on devices running Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or 5.1 (Lollipop MR1) as of September 8. The change means users with older phones must upgrade their operating system or switch to a newer device to continue using the messaging service. The update reflects the app’s ongoing efforts to support newer Android versions and improve security and performance.
WHY IT MATTERS
Users with older Android phones will lose access to WhatsApp unless they upgrade, potentially disrupting communication for a significant portion of the global user base.
A report claimed that WhatsApp has stopped working on devices with Android version 5.0 or 5.1, starting September 8.
This story was originally reported by LiveMint — Technology. As an automated real-time news aggregator, NewsToolBar provides multi-perspective indexing and AI summarization while directing full readership directly to primary publisher sources.
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