List Of Phones That Will Not Support Whatsapp Anymore From 31st Dec 2016



I cannot tell if this affects other parts of the world, but in Nigeria, Whatsapp has decided to announce December 31st, 2016 as the end date of supporting some types of phone.

Whatsapp which is the most popular messaging application platform used by almost 90 percent of smartphone users in the world will no longer support some mobile devices (in Nigeria) as they are planning to expand their app features and add more security tools to their app.

The affected mobile devices include are listed below:

All Blackberry phones including blackberry10 devices

All Symbian Phones Includes: 

Nokia 500 
Nokia E6
Nokia 5228
Nokia 5230
Nokia E63
Nokia 5233
Nokia E66
Nokia 5235
Nokia 5250
Nokia E7
Nokia 5320
Nokia E71
Nokia 5530
Nokia E72
Nokia 5630
Nokia E73
Nokia 5700
Nokia E75
Nokia 5730
Nokia E90 
Nokia 5800
Nokia N76
Nokia 600
Nokia N78
Nokia 603
Nokia N79
Nokia 6110
Nokia N8
Nokia 6120
Nokia N81
Nokia 6121
Nokia N81 8 GB
Nokia 6124
Nokia N82
Nokia 6210
Nokia N85
Nokia 6220
Nokia N86 8 MP
Nokia 6290
Nokia N95
Nokia 6650 Fold
Nokia N95 8 GB
Nokia 6700
Nokia 6710 Navigator
Nokia N96
Nokia 6720
Nokia N97
Nokia 6730
Nokia N97 mini
Nokia 6760 Slide
Nokia X5-01
Nokia 6790 Surge
Nokia X6
Nokia 700
Nokia X7
Nokia 701
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia C5
Nokia C5-03
Nokia C7
Nokia C6
Nokia E5
Nokia E55
Nokia E51
Nokia E52
Nokia Asha 201
Nokia Asha 300
Nokia Asha 302 
Nokia Asha 303
Nokia Asha 306
Nokia Asha 311
Nokia C3-00
Nokia C3-01
Nokia X2-00
Nokia X2-01
Nokia X3-02

Samsung too is affected oh!
Samsung GT-i8510
Samsung GT-l7110
Samsung i8910 Omnia HD
Samsung SGH-G810
Samsung SGH-iNNN
Samsung SGH-L870

Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Satio
Sony Ericsson Vivaz 
Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro


Window phones 7.1

iPhone 3GS/iOS 6

Andriod 2.1 and Andriod 2.2

The company added through its blog post that despite it was a tough decision for them to make, but still the right one in order to provide better service and better ways to keep in touch with your family, friends and loved ones using Whatsapp. Therefore if your phone falls within the stated range, you are advised to either upgrade to the newer version of Andriod, iPhone, Window or get a new phone before the due date.

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