WhatsApp is dropping help for iOS 10 and iOS 11 and has quietly made iOS 12 as the base programming necessity for iPhone clients.
By abandoning the more established iOS variants, WhatsApp is at long last stopping support for the models iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c
— giving clients motivation to move up to a fresher iPhone. WhatsApp has begun illuminating clients on the iOS 10 and iOS 11 about the update. Dropping help for the more established iOS forms basically implies that it’s clients would presently not have the option to get new updates along with security fixes for the texting application until they move to another iOS rendition — or a fresher equipment running iOS 12 or a later variant.
A screen capture, which has been shared by certain clients and brought into center by WABetaInfo, shows that it will quit supporting iOS 10 and iOS 11 beginning as soon as October 24. The application is prescribing clients to refresh to a more current iOS rendition to keep on getting WhatsApp support.
WhatsApp for iOS is illuminating clients on more established programming adaptations about the update.
Refreshing to a more current iOS discharge isn’t for all intents and purposes conceivable on the off chance that you own an iPhone 5 or iPhone 5c. Notwithstanding, on the off chance that you have an iPhone 5s or a later model, you can refresh to iOS 12 to hold WhatsApp’s help.
WhatsApp has refreshed its upheld working frameworks FAQ page on the Help Center site to show that it is supporting and prescribing clients to have an iPhone running iOS 12 or a fresher form. The App Store posting of it has likewise been refreshed to mirror the adjustment of programming necessities. Subtleties from the Web files show that it discreetly overhauled iOS similarity this month.
Because of the update, clients on iOS 10 and iOS 11 are as of now not ready to introduce WhatsApp from the App Store. In the event that you as of now have WhatsApp introduced on the more established iOS variant, however, you are probably going to get support as far as updates and security fixes until October.
This isn’t the initial time when it is leaving support for a more seasoned programming adaptation. It is, as a matter of fact, a general practice to make the well known informing application accessible and upheld just on the fresher working frameworks.
Last year, WhatsApp quit supporting clients on Android 4.0.4 and began prescribing to move up to Android 4.1 or a later variant to accept its help.
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The portion of clients on iOS 10 and iOS 11 is very irrelevant when contrasted and those on a more up to date rendition. As per Apple’s own measurements, however much 63% of all its iPhone client base use iOS 15.
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