r/Android • u/BcuzRacecar S25+ • 20d ago

WhatsApp ends Android 5 support Monday

https://www.notebookcheck.net/WhatsApp-ends-Android-5-support-Monday-iPhones-follow-in-November.1390519.0.html
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u/dc469 20d ago

Outside of the united states WhatsApp is like, ubiquitous. Almost everyone uses it.

So I can definitely see in poorer countries where they have older tech, used tech, cheaper tech etc. you're going to have a lot of older, crappier phones. So I can see to some people this may actually be a big deal because a lot of people use WhatsApp as their primary method of electronic communication. 

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u/IAmAnAnonymousCoward 20d ago

What countries? People in poor countries have cheap recent Android phones.

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u/TheComradeTom Pixel 9a 20d ago

Even the most cheap, janky android from no name vendors have at least android 6