List of 43 smartphone models WhatsApp will stop working on from Monday - Teesside Live

WhatsApp will stop working for millions of smartphone users at the beginning of September.

The platform, which is owned by Facebook, is removing support for a number of old iPhone and Android models.

This means that from November 1 many will be left without the popular app which offers free picture sharing across the world.

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On Monday, 43 smartphone models - both on Android and iOS - will stop working and users will no longer be able to access messages, photos, and videos, the Mirror reports.

The ability to send messages and snaps, or make video calls to family and friends, using the encrypted messaging service will also be lost.

Smartphones with operating system Android 4.0.4 or earlier installed will become incompatible with WhatsApp, as well as iPhones with iOS 9 or earlier installed.

Is your phone on the list?

iPhone

• iPhone SE
• iPhone 6S
• iPhone 6S Plus

Samsung

• Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
• Galaxy Trend II
• Galaxy SII
• Galaxy S3 mini
• Galaxy Xcover 2
• Galaxy Core
• Galaxy Ace 2

LG

• Lucid 2
• LG Optimus F7
• LG Optimus F5
• Optimus L3 II Dual
• Optimus F5
• Optimus L5
• Optimus L5 II
• Optimus L5 Dual
• Optimus L3 II
• Optimus L7
• Optimus L7 II Dual
• Optimus L7 II
• Optimus F6, Enact
• Optimus L4 II Dual
• Optimus F3
• Optimus L4 II
• Optimus L2 II
• Optimus Nitro HD and 4X HD
• Optimus F3Q

Huawei

• Ascend G740
• Ascend Mate
• Ascend D Quad XL
• Ascend D1 Quad XL
• Ascend P1 S
• Ascend D2

Sony

• Xperia Miro
• Sony Xperia Neo L
• Xperia Arc S

ZTE

• ZTE Grand S Flex
• ZTE V956
• Grand X Quad V987
• ZTE Grand Memo

Others

• The Alcatel One Touch Evo 7
• Archos 53 Platinum
• HTC Desire 500
• Caterpillar Cat B15
• Wiko Cink Five
• Wiko Darknight
• Lenovo A820
• UMi X2
• Faea F1
• THL W8

What should you do if you have one of these phones?

Sadly if you want to continue using WhatsApp, you may need to consider upgrading your phone.

However, if you're holding off buying a new phone and want to save your chat history there is a way of doing it.

You can back up your message history to Google Drive or iCloud depending on which platform you use (iOS or Android).

Alternatively, you can export your chat history as an email attachment.

If you have a younger phone but are running it on outdated software, now is probably a good time to update your phone.

To do so, you need to look in the general settings to download and install the upgrade.

It is ideal to have WiFi enabled when doing so unless you are ok with using your phone data, but if it is a large download then it could be costly.

If your phone is too old to update the software then you may want to think about upgrading to a newer model in order to continue to use the app.

WhatsApp has lost a lot of users over the last year due to ongoing privacy concerns around its new terms of service.

WhatsApp has traditionally marketed itself on offering secure, encrypted messaging, but announced wildly unpopular changes to the way it handles user data.

These changes would have seen user data handed to private companies to aid in marketing.

WhatsApp U-turned drastically on the plans following a major backlash which has seen competitors Telegram surpass one billion downloads.

These changes would have seen user data handed to private companies to aid in marketing. WhatsApp U-turned drastically on the plans following a major backlash which has seen competitors Telegram surpass one billion downloads.

It seems big tech companies are closing in on anyone who doesn't want to buy the latest kit every year.

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