Whatsapp To Stop Working On Windows Phones This Year

If your phone is running on Windows Operating System, you will not be able to use Whatsapp come December 31, 2019.

In a blog post, the Facebook-owned instant messaging service noted that support for all versions of the platform would end come December meaning that in 2020, Windows Phone users will not be able to use WhatsApp on their devices.

A WhatsApp spokesperson siad that the last update for the platform will be issued in June,

“Following Microsoft’s recent decision to end support for Windows Mobile devices in December, WhatsApp will release its final update for Windows phones in June. WhatsApp will continue working on Windows phones through the end of the year.”

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In 2016, WhatsApp also stopped working for Windows Phone 7.

Separately, the WhatsApp blog noted that the app would also stop working on old versions of Android (v2.3.7 and older) and iOS (iOS 7 and older) on February 1, 2020.

“Because we will no longer actively develop for these platforms, some features may stop functioning at any time” noted WhatsApp.