Cell phones with such operating systems will no longer be able to use WhatsApp starting this Saturday

The WhatsApp application will no longer work on some mobile devices from this Saturday, April 30 worldwide, due to new updates introduced by the social network that are not compatible with some “old” operating systems.

Currently, WhatsApp is compatible with devices based on operating systems Android OS 4.1 and newer versions, with iOS 10 and higher and with KaiOS 2.5.0 and later, including JioPhone and JioPhone 2 devices.

“Like other technology companies, each year we determine which one the oldest devices and software and those with fewer users, to decide what we will stop supporting. It’s also possible that those devices don’t have the latest security updates, or the functionality required to run WhatsApp.

Starting this Saturday, April 30, the instant messaging application stop working on devices whose operating systems are not listed above, including Android Apple Pie, Banana Bread, Cupcake 1.5, Donut 1.6, Eclair 2.0, Froyo 2.2, Gingerbread 2.3, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, and Honeycomb 3.0.

What are the new WhatsApp inclusive emojis?

Currently, WhatsApp has approximately 3,000 emoji (emoticon) on your platform. As if they were still missing, he just announced that there would be 107 new symbols.

The originality of the instant messaging application when it comes to designing emoticons is well known, but this time its proposal will not leave anyone indifferent.

For those who complained about the lack of representation in WhatsApp emojis, a new package has arrived that, among others, includes disco balls, mouth bite lips, x-rays, identity documents, a pregnant mana lifebuoy, a lotus flower and even a melting face.

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned platform, began to take diversity in its emoticon library seriously years ago. Ang color and gender diversity most of its human emoji came about three years ago.

When it is indicated that at least 107 new emoticons have been included, it must specify that this is the total number, which includes them variations of the same icon with different skin colors.

New features include 7 new emotion face emoji listed: Melting Smiley Face, Hand Covered Mouth Face, Hand Covered Eyes, Military Salute (Open Hand to Forehead), Transparent Face, and Emotion Tearful Eyes.

The most controversial new emoji that have garnered the most attention from Internet users are the pregnant manheart -forming hands, a spilled glass of water and a melting face.

To enjoy the new package, you just need to update WhatsApp to version 2.22.8.79 from the Android app store, the Google Play Store, or the iPhone app store, the iOS AppStore.

The process of expanding the number of emojis goes through several stages. First, Unicode, the character encoding standard, suggests a temporary list of emoticons.

Once they are approved to add to the catalog, the developers adapts to Unicode standards approved to include emoji in their apps. This adaptation could completely vary the design proposed by Unicode.

After the approval and adaptation processes, and after WhatsApp adds Unicode 14 Emojis to the Android beta, the emoticons reached stable application.

WhatsApp: what the subscription plan will look like

As reported by the expert site WABetaInfo, WhatsApp seems to be developing a new plan for business accounts with the aim of offering some additional features to subscribers.

One of them will support up to 10 linked devices in one accountmore than double the current limit, which will allow more people within a company to use the same official point of contact to communicate with customers.

It’s entirely possible that this upcoming subscription may include other extras beyond the 10-device limit above this, but nothing else is known so far.

Both the Android and iOS versions of whatsapp business They currently don’t show any public -facing signs, so you’ll probably have to wait for that to come out in a future update.

With information from La Vanguardia.