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WhatsApp to Stop Working on Old Models Smartphones


Sun 27 Dec 2020 | 11:13 AM
Ahmed Yasser

WhatsApp will soon stop working on millions of phones, meaning lots of people will be entering 2021 without access to the popular app, according to Tech News issued Today, as some older models of smartphones won’t be able to use WhatsApp in the new year.

According to WhatsApp, the app. will stop working for people who are using an iPhone that hasn’t been updated to iOS 9 software or higher. If you have an iPhone 4 or older you won’t be able to update to newer software.

Meanwhile, some Android devices like the Motorola Droid Razr and the Samsung Galaxy S2 also still run on outdated software.

WhatsApp is introducing a "disappearing messages" option that will erase chats from the phone of both the sender and recipient after seven days.

Later, WhatsApp added support for setting custom wallpaper for each chat. The new App custom wallpaper feature will help users’ distinguish each chat on the platform. This will also negate the worry of sending the wrong message in the wrong chat ever again.

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The new App update adds a selection of new wallpapers and stickers. Moreover, it also brings the feature to let users set custom wallpapers for each chat with groups or inpiduals. Meanwhile, you can set any wallpaper as per your liking to create the mood you want. Additionally, as noted by Engadget, you can set separate wallpapers for light and dark mode settings.

In addition , any custom wallpaper that you have set will automatically transition from light to dark mode as per your devices’ settings. WhatsApp is also adding new colors for the default doodle wallpapers.