At the beginning of last week, WhatsApp completed seven years of existence. The messenger has become a superpower in its area of operation, snapping up a huge portion of users who have left aside the SMS messages to use the application. But the birthday celebration was accompanied by bad news for some users.
According to a post on the official company website, WhatsApp will have support for some older platforms and being forgotten by time . This is the case of BlackBerry, Nokia’s Symbian, Windows Phone 7.1 and earlier versions of Android. Check out the versions that will no longer be supported by the messenger:
- BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10
- Nokia S40
- Nokia Symbian S60
- Android 2.1 and Android 2.2
- Windows Phone 7.1
“Olhando for the future, looking at the next seven years, we want to focus our efforts on mobile platforms that most people use “. According to the company, in order to support these platforms must be finalized by the end of 2016. The main argument is: “As much as these handsets have made an important part in our history, they do not have the required capacity to we can expand the capabilities of our application in the future. “
the post WhatsApp website claims that this was a difficult decision to make, as it will set aside a good portion of users. But this was a move necessary to improve service for everyone. The service administrators recommend to those who use these platforms to migrate to more modern systems.
” This was a difficult decision to be made, but it was the right decision so we could offer people better ways to keep in touch with family, friends and loved ones using WhatsApp. If you use one of these devices, we recommend that you replace with an Android device, Apple or Windows latest Phone before the end of 2016 so you can continue using WhatsApp ” .
in addition to announcing the end of support for these platforms, WhatsApp also highlighted efforts to improve the service. “So far have been an amazing adventure, and within the next few months we will give even greater emphasis on security features and the various ways to keep you connected with the people you most care about.”
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