WhatsApp will cease support the older mobile platforms such as all versions of BlackBerry OS (including BlackBerry 10), Nokia S40, Symbian S60, Android version 2.1 and 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1 by the end of 2016...
“While these mobile devices are a vital a part of our story, they don’t supply the type of capabilities we want to expand our app’s options within the future,” WhatsApp noted in its official blog post. “This was a tricky call for America to create, however the proper one so as to relinquish individuals higher ways in which to stay in reality with friends, family, and precious ones using WhatsApp.”
So, if you're among those using one of the affected mobile platforms, you may have to be compelled to upgrade to newer version of Andriod, iPhone or Windows Phone before the top of 2016 so as to continue using WhatsApp.
Facebook has additionally disclosed that the social media network are going to be halting support for BlackBerry ten and BBOS by the top of 2016. This doesn’t return as a surprise as Facebook-owned messaging-app WhatsApp will stop all support for BlackBerry devices by the top of the year as explicit earlier.
While the eventual disappearance of WhatsApp will be a huge blow for BlackBerry owners, those worried about being unable to access their Facebook account on the move will still be able to access the social media platform through the BlackBerry mobile web browser. It’s exactly the same as the app except you wont get notifications.
In a response by Blackberry, users have been encouraged to move to the web-based experience which it claims will provide “the most feature rich alternative.” It continues: “To transition to the web based experience, users should visit BlackBerry World on their device and apply the available update for the Facebook application.
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