WhatsApp

[oldman]

Bad news for WhatsApp users in 2107 check this out if you intend to use their system this year.

http://theliberal.ie/bad-news-for-w...l-top-working-on-millions-of-devices-in-2017/

 

[trecile]

I have an up to date phone, so not a problem for me.

 

[wayfarer]

There's always Viber.

 

[Robo]

Tends to be the case with most apps. They eventually are not supported on older devices. Not much still works on my old iPad 1. Can't even give it away...

 

[Tincatinker]

Is this why my Remington won't pick up emails?

 

[dougfitz]

Bad news for WhatsApp users in 2107 check this out if you intend to use their system this year.

http://theliberal.ie/bad-news-for-w...l-top-working-on-millions-of-devices-in-2017/

Lets be clear, it's bad news for users of some very old phones, not WhatsApp users generally. I cannot see any operating system in the list that is now less than six years old - not quite an eternity in electronics terms, but getting close. Another misleading headline good for a bit of scaremongering.

 

[CaptNoglos]

Lets be clear, it's bad news for users of some very old phones, not WhatsApp users generally. I cannot see any operating system in the list that is now less than six years old - not quite an eternity in electronics terms, but getting close. Another misleading headline good for a bit of scaremongering.

It does seem to be a habit of our journalists (in any country) to put a potentially incorrect and often misleading heading across a story, so that it gains the attention (or tries to) of the speed reader , or browser with potentially inflammatory results as the story is recycled through the Media. Always something to look out for. I suspect very few users of WhatsApp actually have such old phones / operating software as in my experience that audience tends to also be the group that upgrade phones every 3-4 years max.

 

[geraldkelly]

I use it a lot. What I like about it is its simplicity and reliability. Unfortunately, Facebook bought it a while ago. They probably have plans to bloat it out with Facebooky features and advertising. Pity. There's always Signal, or as others have mentioned, Viber.

 

[kaixo]

Lets be clear, it's bad news for users of some very old phones, not WhatsApp users generally. Another misleading headline good for a bit of scaremongering.

Yep, scared me for a minute. I use WhatsApp regularly to keep in touch with family abroad, love sharing videos. I'm using an iPhone 4 so I'll be okay with WhatsApp for a while longer.