See full list of phones that will lose Whatsapp by December .
Many smartphones will lose their ability to use the popular cross-platform messaging application known as Whatsapp. The app which has become quite useful to Nigerians has decided to stop supporting some smartphones. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Whatsapp Speaking in March 2016 to BBC, the company stated that it was going to end support of the smartphones, stating: “WhatsApp is to end support for a number of operating systems including Blackberry 10, Nokia Symbian S60 and Windows Phone 7.1. “The company said it wanted to focus development “on the mobile platforms the vast majority of people use”. Facebook-owned WhatsApp, which is used by a billion people worldwide, will stop working on the named operating systems by December 2016. But it will still work on Blackberry’s latest smartphone which runs Android.” Here is a list of operating systems (OS), Whatsapp will stop supporting at the end of 2016: – Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 – Blackberry OS 7 and earlier – Blackberry 10 – Nokia S40 – Nokia Symbian S60 – Windows Phone 7.1 Here is a list of phones affected by the coming change.
All Blackberry phones, WhatsApp support will end for all Nokia S40 Phones and other Nokia phones including: 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 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 C5-03 Samsung SGH-G810 READ ALSO: GOOD NEWS! NAIJ.com wins best online news platform in Nigeria Nokia C6 Samsung SGH-iNNN Nokia C7 Samsung SGH-L870 Nokia E5 Sony Ericsson Satio Nokia E51 Sony Ericsson Vivaz Nokia E52 Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro and Nokia E55 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 Meanwhile, while Whatsapp is set to lose a large part of its consumer base, Naij.com is in partnership with airtel to allow you browse free of charge. This collaboration between NAIJ.com, Nigeria’s number one most visited digital content website, and Airtel, a leading mobile telephone provider, is a proudly Nigerian partnership that is poised to keep you informed.
