By the end of 2016, WhatsApp Messenger will stop supporting BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10, Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, Android 2.1 and Android 2.2, Windows Phone 7.1
WhatsApp, the widely used Facebook-owned instant messaging application,has announced in a blogpost that it will stop supporting several mobile operating systems by end of this year, including some outdated operating systems.
“As we look ahead to our next seven years, we want to focus our efforts on the mobile platforms the vast majority of people use. So, by the end of 2016, we will be ending support for WhatsApp Messenger on the following mobile platforms:BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10, Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, Android 2.1 and Android 2.2, Windows Phone 7.1,” said the company in its blogpost.
According to the post, these operating systmes don’t offer the kind of capabilities WhatsApp need to expand its app’s features in the future. “This was a tough decision for us to make, but the right one in order to give people better ways to keep in touch with friends, family, and loved ones using WhatsApp. If you use one of these affected mobile devices, we recommend upgrading to a newer Android, iPhone, or Windows Phone before the end of 2016 to continue using WhatsApp,” it said in it blog.