The world's largest instant messaging platform WhatsApp has stopped supporting some smartphones from January 1, 2023. This list includes 49 smartphones that run on an outdated operating system. According to the official website of WhatsApp, this app will now support version 4.1 of the operating system and newer versions. At the same time, iOS 12 and newer versions of iOS will be supported.

In a blog from WhatsApp, it was said that in order to keep up with the latest advanced technology, we regularly stop supporting older operating systems. This makes it easier to support new technology. We send notifications before the user's smartphone's operating system stops supporting them. In this, the device is asked to upgrade. So that the user can continue using WhatsApp on the smartphone.

The companies whose smartphones WhatsApp stopped supporting include other big brands like Apple, Samsung, and LG. The company said that the operating systems of most of these phones are very old. Those who have already updated their smartphones need not worry.

More than 48 crore WhatsApp users in India

There are about 489 million users of WhatsApp in India. At the same time, it has more than 2 billion users worldwide. Whatsapp was launched in the year 2009. In 2014, Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion.

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WhatsApp recently launched the Poll feature. This feature can be used in both group chat and individual chat. Through WhatsApp poll, users can know the opinion or reaction of people on any of their questions.