Goodbye to WhatsApp on all these iPhones: the messaging application will no longer be available very soon

Unlike other similar applications, WhatsApp has always been quite lenient about the minimum requirements to work on mobile phones.

In this way, even devices that are more than 10 years old have been running WhatsApp without any kind of problem.

In addition, when WhatsApp has begun to require a newer operating system for its operation, it has been gradually raising the requirements, so it has not caught practically anyone by surprise.

But in a surprising move, WhatsApp will exponentially increase the minimum requirements so that the application can run from May 2025and millions of iPhones are likely to be left without the most popular instant messaging application.

According to reports from wabetainfo, WhatsApp will require at least iOS 15.1 as of May 5, 2025 to work.

That is a very big jump compared to the current minimum requirement that only requires iOS 12, so several generations of iPhone could suddenly be left without compatibility with WhatsApp.

WhatsApp has begun sending six months’ notice to iOS users who are running a version prior to iOS 15.1.

This change in WhatsApp’s minimum requirements policy will allow them to include greater functionalities in the future.

As mentioned, Newer versions of iOS include an updated API and improved technologies which WhatsApp can take advantage of.

Leaving old iPhones behind, WhatsApp engineers can focus on much more advanced features.

The iPhones that will be left without WhatsApp in a few months

Starting May 5, 2025, Very popular iPhone devices such as the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will no longer be able to use WhatsApp. This is because these iPhones, in particular, have maximum updates up to iOS 12.5.7.

Although these devices have been around 10 years old, the truth is that they can continue to be used secondary by some users in particular, especially in emerging markets.

It is also likely that you have an iPhone higher than the iPhone 6, but that has an iOS lower than iOS 15. Don’t worry, the iPhone 6s, for example, can be updated beyond iOS 15, you just have to check it.

In this way, if you have an iPhone you should update it to the latest version. To do this, go to “settings” on the iPhone, then “general” and click on the “software update” option.

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Tags: Apps, iOS, iPhone, WhatsApp