WhatsApp will stop working on these smartphones starting December 31: Here’s the complete list

Popular messaging app — WhatsApp will reportedly stop working on some Android phones and iPhones starting this week. WhatsApp is ending support for some of the old smartphone models starting December 31, 2022.
As reported by GizChina, the list of outdated devices include 49 smartphones from Apple, Samsung, LG and others. On its official support page WhatsApp has mentioned that the app supports Android smartphones running OS version 4.1 and newer and iOS smartphones running iOS 12 and above. Smartphones running KaiOS 2.5 including the JioPhone and JioPhone 2 also support WhatsApp.
“To keep up with the latest advances in technology, we routinely stop supporting older operating systems to point our resources to supporting the latest ones. If we stop supporting your operating system, you’ll be notified and reminded a few times to upgrade your device to continue using WhatsApp”, mentioned WhatsApp on its blog.

What happens if your operating system is no longer supported
Before we stop supporting your operating system, you’ll be notified directly in WhatsApp ahead of time and reminded a few times to upgrade.
As mentioned above, GizChina has revealed a list of 49 smartphones which WhatsApp will not support after December 31, 2022. Here’s the complete list