Concretely, the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will no longer be able to run WhatsApp from May 2025. If the iPhone 5S is becoming increasingly rare in the hands of users, the iPhone 6 is still very popular among many people. Whether as a young teenager's first smartphone or a grandparents' main phone, the iPhone 6 has staying power, and it's not uncommon to cross paths with it when walking down the street. . This model, released 10 years ago, remains the best-selling generation of iPhone, and many people continue to benefit from its services, even though it was declared obsolete by Apple several months ago.
WhatsApp explains this choice for security reasons, older versions of iOS no longer have the latest fixes necessary for the proper protection of user data. Also, it became complicated for the Meta teams to support old versions that were used less and less by the general public, thanks to smartphone renewals.
If you are in this situation, consider now saving your WhatsApp conversations to find them identically on your next iPhone.
