WhatsApp will stop working on thousands of smartphones from Apple, Samsung and Huawei after December 31, 2022. Starting next year, WhatsApp users will need a smartphone or tablet with at least Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) or iOS 12.1 to use the app. The messaging app, which is widely used on iPhones with iOS 10 and iOS 11, stopped working on October 24. This time, only two iPhone models will lose access to the messaging app, along with a bunch of Android smartphones.

Smartphones that won't be able to run WhatsApp in 2023

iPhone 5

iPhone 5c

Archos 53 Platinum

Grand S Flex ZTE

Grand X Quad V987 ZTE

HTC Desire 500

Huawei Ascend D

Huawei Ascend D1

Huawei Ascend D2

Huawei Ascend G740

Huawei Ascend Mate

Huawei Ascend P1

Quad XL

Lenovo A820

LG Enact

LG Lucid 2

LG Optimus 4X HD

LG Optimus F3

LG Optimus F3Q

LG Optimus F5

LG Optimus F6

LG Optimus F7

LG Optimus L2 II

LG Optimus L3 II

LG Optimus L3 II Dual

LG Optimus L4 II

LG Optimus L4 II Dual

LG Optimus L5

LG Optimus L5 Dual

LG Optimus L5 II

LG Optimus L7

LG Optimus L7 II

LG Optimus L7 II Dual

LG Optimus Nitro HD

Memo ZTE V956

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2

Samsung Galaxy Core

Samsung Galaxy S2

Samsung Galaxy S3 mini

Samsung Galaxy Trend II

Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2

Sony Xperia Arc S

Sony Xperia Miro

Sony Xperia Neo L

Wiko Cink Five

Wiko Darknight ZT

If your smartphone is on this list and you want to continue using WhatsApp after January 1, 2023, you need to upgrade your device to a newer model.