New York : Popular social
media application WhatsApp has stopped working on older iPhones and
Android handsets to ensure that it could continue to introduce new
features and stay secure, which relies on the app being used on newer
operating systems.
Anyone using Android 2.1 or 2.2, an iPhone 3 GS or iOS 6 will find the
app has stopped working. The same will happen to anyone on Windows
Phone 7, the Independent reported on Sunday. The company has advised
that anyone with one of those older handsets who want to keep chatting
with friends simply has to buy a newer phone.
WhatsApp had initially said that all BlackBerry models and some Nokia
handsets would also find themselves unable to get onto the chatapp. But
it went back late last year, apparently in response to complaints. The
changes are thought to be in large part to allow WhatsApp to more deeply
integrate encryption. Such technology stops messages from being read,
and has led to WhatsApp facing criticism from governments who believe
that its messages should be made public, the report said. PTI
( The Times Of India, Madurai, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 )
Courtesy : MPS
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