It's the end of WhatsApp support for some Galaxy smartphones

WhatsApp is undoubtedly the king of messaging apps. With 2.7 billion active monthly users, WhatsApp has by far the biggest market share. It's available for both Android and iOS, the two leading mobile operating systems, with the former accounting for more than 70% of WhatsApp's user base.

It's the reason why WhatsApp supports older versions of Android far longer compared to iOS. But today, the list of Android versions supported by the app has gotten a little shorter. As announced recently, WhatsApp will not work on smartphones running Android version 5.0 and older after October 27, 2023.

Naturally, this also means WhatsApp has stopped working on any Samsung Galaxy smartphone running Android 5.0 or older. So, if by any chance you're still using a Galaxy phone that's a decade old or more, well, you can no longer use it to chat with friends and family over WhatsApp.

And perhaps that might be the reason you need to finally upgrade to a modern smartphone. We would recommend upgrading within the Samsung ecosystem of course. Samsung has excellent phones available at all kinds of price points — and different form factors — these days and there's something for everyone regardless of budget.

For guidance on which phone would suit you, check out our list of the best Samsung Galaxy phones available right now.

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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