Over the coming months, the ability to use the popular messenger to lose the owners of gadgets on iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Application developers explain their decision by the fact that they refuse to release instant messenger versions for outdated versions of Apple, Google and Microsoft operating systems. In particular, all Android versions with 2 were considered irrelevant in WhatsApp. 7 and older, as well as iOS 8 and older - on gadgets with these OSs, the application will only work until February 1, 2020.

Even earlier - starting from December 31, 2019 - owners of devices running the Windows Phone operating system will not be able to use the messenger. Moreover, the developers emphasized that on these OSs the functionality is limited now - you cannot create a new account and even confirm the relevance of an existing account.

WhatsApp emphasized that they intend to focus on working on versions for operating systems that most customers use.

In this regard, there will be no updates for the above OSs and at any time even installed messengers may lose some functions. In total, according to experts, without the application will be millions of people around the world.

Recall that earlier information appeared that users of the WhatsApp messenger started reporting unexpected permanent locks without warning on suspicion of moderators in the participation of clients in chats that were suspicious by the moderators.