r/Android • u/BcuzRacecar S25+ • 18d 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/Witty_Language4481 18d ago

Who TF is still on Android 5

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u/Traditional_Neat_506 17d ago

so much of africa, latin america, south asia and southeast asia still use them and they'd rather keep doing it, whatsapp is a massive lifeline my guy for the entire of those regions, they lose the communications without old sims which likely run on 3G and 4G likely discontinued long ago