WhatsApp In 2019, support for hundreds of smartphones was formally removedWhatsApp issued an official statement revealing: “The decision was made because we won’t be actively developing for these platforms anymore and some apps could stop functioning at any time. Looking ahead to our next seven years we are looking to focus our efforts on the mobile platforms that are used by a vast majority of people. Such platforms / phones are not providing the kind of capabilities that WhatsApp needs in the future to extend its functionality. WhatsApp is able to focus its attention on new content and functionality by ceasing access to older devices and platforms. Although Nokia’s S40 platform will lose access to WhatsApp after iOs 7 apps lose support in February 2020 after December 31st 2018. If your iPhone supports a newer Os version, you can update it before you lose access to the messaging app. Providing support for obsolete services that do not actively use wastes not only the development resources of WhatsApp but present security risks as well. Updates to the mobile operating system not only bring new features but also critical security updates which older devices lack. The use of older systems or computers often causes users to miss out on the new features of WhatsApp which are not compatible with older hardware.