Meta Platforms Inc. messaging application WhatsApp is set to drop support for Apple Inc. running iOS10 and iOS 11.
What Happened
WhatsApp is planning to drop support for devices running iOS10 and iOS11, which means iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C models, which cannot be updated beyond these versions will be left out in the cold. The revelation was made by WABetaInfo on Twitter.
In an attached post, WABetaInfo—a WhatsApp tracking Twitter handle—said the messaging app from the Mark Zuckerberg-led company will stop working on iOS10 and iOS11 devices after October 24, 2022.
A “Help Center” page on WhatsApps’s website, first noted on WABetaInfo, said support is provided for devices running iOS12 and newer….