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Full List Of Phones WhatsApp Will No Longer Work On From May 2025

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If you’ve been hanging onto your trusty old phones, it might soon be time to say goodbye—at least to WhatsApp.

From May 5, 2025, the popular messaging app will no longer be supported on several older smartphones due to changes in its compatibility with outdated operating systems.

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Meta, the company behind WhatsApp, explained, “The changes are part of regular updates to ensure the app stays secure and functional while working with newer phones.”

While the update won’t affect the vast majority of users, those still using devices over a decade old could find themselves cut off.

In fact, only a small number of users who’ve managed to keep their phones running for that long will need to worry.

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If that sounds like you, it’s worth checking whether your phone is on the list.

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iPhones Losing Support:
iOS versions earlier than 15.1
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Plus
Although some iPhones can be updated to meet the new requirement, these specific models can only be upgraded to iOS 12.5.7, which is no longer compatible with WhatsApp’s latest version.

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These phones were originally released in 2013 and 2014.

Android Phones Affected (since January 1, 2025)
The first wave of WhatsApp incompatibility hit on January 1, 2025, when the app dropped support for Android’s KitKat OS and older versions.

While a few KitKat devices may still work with a system update, many older models no longer receive updates from their manufacturers.

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These include:

Samsung:

Galaxy S3
Galaxy Note 2
Galaxy Ace 3
Galaxy S4 Mini
Motorola:

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Moto G (1st Gen)
Razr HD
Moto E 2014
HTC:

One X
One X+
Desire 500
Desire 601
LG:

Optimus G
Nexus 4
G2 Mini
L90
Sony:

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Xperia Z
Xperia SP
Xperia T
Xperia V
Both the standard WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business apps are affected, as they share the same system requirements.

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How to Know If You’re in the Clear

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If your iPhone runs iOS 15 or later or your Android device is on Android 5.0 or above, you’re in the safe zone—WhatsApp will keep working, and you’ll continue receiving new features and updates. But if your device hasn’t been updated in years or sits on the edge of compatibility, it’s worth double-checking before May sneaks up on you.

What to Do If Your Phone Is on the List
1. Back Up Your Chats
Before making any changes, save your conversations! Use Google Drive (for Android) or iCloud (for iPhone) to back up your WhatsApp chats so you can easily restore them on a new device.

2. Check for Updates
Your phone might still be able to upgrade to a supported OS. Head to your settings and see if a software update is available. If it is—great! Update and you’re good to go.

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3. Time for an Upgrade?
If your device can’t update any further, it may be time to part ways. Don’t worry—there are budget-friendly smartphones out there that fully support WhatsApp and won’t break the bank. We know it’s hard to say goodbye (we’ve been there too).
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Militia Attack On DRC IDP Camp, Kills 10, Mostly Women, Children

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An armed group at the centre of a long-running ethnic conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast attacked a camp for displaced people on Friday, killing 10, local sources told AFP.

Bordering Uganda, Ituri province has for years been the scene of pitched battles between the Lendu, a group mainly made up of settled farmers, and the Hema people, typically nomadic herders.

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The fighting has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and the mass displacement of many more.

Friday’s assault on the Djangi displaced persons camp was carried out by the self-proclaimed Cooperative for the Development of Congo (Codeco), a Lendu-aligned militia responsible for previous civilian massacres, the camp’s head told AFP.

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They were many and armed with firearms and machetes. They surprised us, they killed 10 displaced people, most of them women and children,” said Richard Likana.

An employee of the Red Cross, who asked to remain anonymous, confirmed the attack, which took place around 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Bunia.

They were cut up with machetes while others were shot,” the humanitarian worker added.

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Congolese army Colonel Ruffin Mapela, the local administrator for Djugu territory where the camp is located, gave the same toll of 10 dead and put the number of injured at 15.

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According to local and humanitarian sources, Codeco was responsible for an attack on February 10 which killed 51 people in Ituri province. Most of the victims were also displaced persons.

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That raid was said to be a response to a strike by the rival Hema-led Zaire militia in the same area.

Violence between the Hema and Lendu killed thousands in gold-rich Ituri from 1999-2003, which only ended after European forces intervened.

The conflict erupted again in 2017, killing thousands more.

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The violence has led to more than 1.5 million people leaving their homes, according to the UN.

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Israel Wants Global Action Against Iran’s Nuclear Plans

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Israel’s foreign minister said on Friday that the world was obliged to stop Iran from developing an atomic bomb, days after Israel claimed it had “thwarted Iran’s nuclear project” in a 12-day war.

Israel acted at the last possible moment against an imminent threat to itself, the region, and the international community,” Gideon Saar wrote on X.

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The international community must now prevent, by any effective means, the world’s most extreme regime from obtaining the most dangerous weapon.”

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Israel and Iran each claimed victory in the war that ended with a ceasefire on June 24.

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The conflict erupted on June 13 when Israel launched a bombing campaign, stating it aimed to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon—an ambition Iran has consistently denied.

Following waves of Israeli attacks on nuclear and military sites, the United States bombed three key facilities, with President Donald Trump insisting it had set Iran’s nuclear programme back by “decades”.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an address to the nation after the ceasefire, announced that “we have thwarted Iran’s nuclear project”.

However, there is no consensus as to how effective the strikes were.
On Friday, Iran rejected a request by UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi to visit the bombed facilities, saying it suggested “malign intent”.

The comments from Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi came after parliament approved a bill suspending cooperation with the UN watchdog.

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In a post on X following the move, Saar said Iran “continues to mislead the international community and actively works to prevent effective oversight of its nuclear programme”.

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We Would Have Killed Iran’s Supreme Leader If Given Opportunity – Israel

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Defence Minister Israel Katz told media that Israel would have killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the war between the two countries if the opportunity had presented itself.

“If he had been in our sights, we would have taken him out,” Katz told Israel’s public radio station Kan Thursday evening, adding that the military had “searched a lot”.

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Khamenei understood this, went very deep underground, broke off contact with the commanders… so in the end it wasn’t realistic,” Katz told Kan.

He told Israeli television Channel 13 Thursday that Israel would cease its assassination attempts because “there is a difference between before the ceasefire and after the ceasefire”.

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Katz had said during the war that Khamenei “can no longer be allowed to exist”, just days after reports that Washington vetoed Israeli plans to assassinate him.

But on Kan, Katz advised Khamenei to remain inside a bunker.

He should learn from the late Nasrallah, who sat for a long time deep in the bunker”, he said, referring to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah’s former leader Hassan Nasrallah, who Israel killed in a Beirut air strike in September 2024.

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The movements of the supreme leader, who has not left Iran since he took power, are subject to the tightest security and secrecy.

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Katz said Thursday that Israel maintained its aerial superiority over Iran and that it was ready to strike again.

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We won’t let Iran develop nuclear weapons and threaten (Israel) with long-range missiles”, he said.

In his Channel 12 interview, Katz admitted that Israel does not know the location of all of Iran’s enriched uranium, but that its air strikes had destroyed the Islamic republic’s uranium enrichment capabilities.

The material itself was not something that was supposed to be neutralised,” he said of the enriched uranium.

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The impact of Israeli and US strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme has been a subject to debate.

A leaked US intelligence assessment estimated the programme to have set Iran back a few months, while Katz and other Israeli and US public figures said the damage would take years to rebuild.

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Israel and Iran each claimed victory in a 12-day war that ended with a ceasefire on June 24.

The war erupted on June 13 when Israel launched a bombing campaign that it said aimed to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon — an ambition Iran has consistently denied.

 

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