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WhatsApp is stopping support for all Symbian, Nokia S40, BlackBerry phones. Phones running older versions of Windows, Android and iOS operating systems will also not be supported.
The shutdown of the service for these devices and platforms will happen at the end of the year, December 31, 2016. https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/20951556

Android users still on Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 are no longer be able to use WhatsApp.

Windows phone users will have to upgrade beyond Windows Phone 7.1 to continue enjoying services. iOS 6 are not be supported, which  affects those Apple users who are holding back from updating the OS.

The devices that WhatsApp will no longer be supported are: Nokia Asha 201, Nokia Asha 205 Chat Edition, Nokia Asha 206, Nokia Asha 208, Nokia Asha 210, Nokia Asha 300, Nokia Asha 301, Nokia Asha 302, Nokia Asha 303, Nokia Asha 305, Nokia Asha 306, Nokia Asha 308, Nokia Asha 309, Nokia Asha 310, Nokia Asha 311, Nokia Asha 515, Nokia Asha 500, Nokia Asha 501, Nokia Asha 502, Nokia Asha 503, Nokia Asha 230, Nokia C3-00, Nokia C3-01, Nokia X2-01, Nokia X3-02, Nokia X2-00, Nokia X7, Nokia E6, Nokia N8, Nokia C6, Nokia C7, Nokia E7, Nokia 500, Nokia 600, Nokia 603, Nokia 700, Nokia 701, Nokia 808, Nokia 5800, Nokia 5530, Nokia 5230, Nokia 5233, Nokia 5235, Nokia N97, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia X6, Nokia X5-01, Nokia C6, Nokia C5-03, Samsung i8910 Omnia HD, Sony Ericsson Satio, Sony Ericsson Vivaz, Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro, Nokia 5700, Nokia 6110, Nokia 6120, Nokia 6121, Nokia 6124, Nokia 6700, Nokia 6290, Nokia E51, Nokia E63, Nokia E66, Nokia E71, Nokia E90 Communicator, Nokia N76, Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8GB, Nokia N82, Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia 5320, Nokia 5630, Nokia 5730, Nokia 6210, Nokia 6220, Nokia 6650 fold, Nokia 6710 Navigator, Nokia 6720, Nokia 6730, Nokia 6760 Slide, Nokia 6790 Surge, Nokia C5, Nokia E52, Nokia E55, Nokia E72, Nokia E73, Nokia E75, Nokia E5, Nokia N78, Nokia N79, Nokia N85, Nokia N86 8MP, Nokia N96, Samsung GT-i8510, Samsung GT-I7110, Samsung SGH-L870, Samsung SGH-G810 and Samsung SGH-iNNN.

UPDATE: You won't be able to use WhatsApp on the following platforms for:

Nokia Symbian S60 after June 30, 2017
BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 after December 31, 2017
Windows Phone 8.0 and older after December 31, 2017
Nokia S40 after December 31, 2018
Android versions 2.3.7 and older after February 1, 2020

Personal info sharing
WhatsApp will share your phone number with Facebook, you have 30 days to opt-out. https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/general/26000016

Transferring Chat history
check out http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/21002842

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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2140 on: January 17, 2019, 12:16:15 AM »
everything is correct. And the fact that I uninstalled and reinstalled, plus I now did dual messenger and my second # works perfectly from the same phone..

And receiving works no issues..

Has to be an account sending limitation somehow no?

You're saying, your wife's WhatsApp works fine, and yours go through but delayed? This is strange indeed.

What phone do you have?

Any filter?

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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2141 on: January 17, 2019, 12:18:48 AM »
Worst time for this to happen of course..

On vacation in the Maldives and some how my WhatsApp account is broken/restricted

There is nothing wrong with the WiFi (tried multiple and  my wife's WhatsApp has no issue) or my phone (used Samsung dual messaging with my Google voice number and no issues) but I cannot send statuses, and when I send messages it takes anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours to send. I uninstalled the app, restarted the phone, cleared the cache cleared the ram, cleared all the running apps.

Any fix for this?

Tia!!!
Try installing WhatsApp Business

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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2142 on: January 17, 2019, 12:19:36 AM »
You're saying, your wife's WhatsApp works fine, and yours go through but delayed? This is strange indeed.

What phone do you have?

Any filter?
not only that, my phone but using a separate install of what's app with a different # utilizing Samsung dual messaging works no issues!! So it has to be my account

My phone is the note 9, no filter and no changes within the last few months
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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2143 on: January 17, 2019, 12:19:56 AM »
Try installing WhatsApp Business
meaning make my account a business account?
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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2144 on: January 17, 2019, 12:23:57 AM »
meaning make my account a business account?
Yes. It's really the same

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« Reply #2145 on: January 17, 2019, 12:42:47 AM »
Yes. It's really the same
I'm gonna try that shortly, thanks!
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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2146 on: January 17, 2019, 12:59:24 AM »
Try installing WhatsApp Business
it's saying that I need to transfer the # to WhatsApp biz as it can't be used with personal at the same time. Is this process reversable?
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« Reply #2147 on: January 17, 2019, 01:02:36 AM »
it's saying that I need to transfer the # to WhatsApp biz as it can't be used with personal at the same time. Is this process reversable?
Yes. It takes a second (except the restoration process depending on your backup size

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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2148 on: January 17, 2019, 01:04:22 AM »
Yes. It takes a second (except the restoration process depending on your backup size
huge, trying now, thanks!
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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2149 on: January 17, 2019, 01:06:58 AM »
huge, trying now, thanks!
Since you have the media files on the device it won't take that long...only the messages needs to be restored...

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« Reply #2150 on: January 17, 2019, 01:19:45 AM »
Since you have the media files on the device it won't take that long...only the messages needs to be restored...
yup, I thought it worked, my first message sent went right away, next one and then a status try no go:(:(

Good idea though!

Any others?
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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2151 on: January 17, 2019, 03:52:25 AM »
Working now bh!

Thank you @sillypainter @Yammer @davidrotts63 for your help!!
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« Reply #2152 on: January 17, 2019, 11:48:39 AM »
Working now bh!

Thank you @sillypainter @Yammer @davidrotts63 for your help!!
What did the trick?

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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2153 on: January 17, 2019, 05:28:11 PM »
What did the trick?
seemingly something is/was corrupted in the WhatsApp database, preventing me from sending messages and statuses once I went to business, it then still didn't work, but somehow when I then went back to personal it deleted app my pics and vids, and went back to working. So I then returned to business which still had my pics and vids, and now it's working again with all the files BH. I think I'm gonna keep the business one actually because it's working, I don't want to spend more time on vacation on it anyhow, and three are a few extra features on it regardless. Thanks @Yammer for the suggestion!!
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« Reply #2154 on: January 17, 2019, 06:28:30 PM »
seemingly something is/was corrupted in the WhatsApp database, preventing me from sending messages and statuses once I went to business, it then still didn't work, but somehow when I then went back to personal it deleted app my pics and vids, and went back to working. So I then returned to business which still had my pics and vids, and now it's working again with all the files BH. I think I'm gonna keep the business one actually because it's working, I don't want to spend more time on vacation on it anyhow, and three are a few extra features on it regardless. Thanks @Yammer for the suggestion!!


I wa getting worried that you'd lose the status battle...

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« Reply #2155 on: January 17, 2019, 06:41:36 PM »


I wa getting worried that you'd lose the status battle...
exactly lol
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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2156 on: January 21, 2019, 03:06:41 PM »



"Now extended to all users, the restrictions prevent any single message from being forwarded more than five times. The app previously allowed up to 20 forwards per message."

http://time.com/5508630/whatsapp-message-restrictions/

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Re: Whatsapp App Discussion Thread
« Reply #2157 on: January 22, 2019, 01:17:52 PM »
Anyone else having connection problems?
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« Reply #2158 on: January 22, 2019, 01:18:40 PM »
Anyone else having connection problems?
For a few days already
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« Reply #2159 on: January 22, 2019, 01:19:33 PM »
For a few days already

Just started "connecting..." for me and so far still down
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