WhatsApp to end its support for Windows Phone from today

Starting from today, i.e. December 31^st, WhatsApp is officially ending its support for the Windows Phone platform managed by Microsoft. The popular messaging application has decided to withdraw support from all Windows Phone versions from today.

Windows 10 Mobile, which is the successor to the earlier Windows Phone versions, is also set to reach end of service from January 14, 2020.

WhatsApp that has over 1.5 billion users across the globe and more than 400 million users in India alone is also ending its support for the devices running Android version 2.3.7 and older alongside the iPhone models running iOS 8 and older from February 1, 2020.

WhatsApp will however continue to work on the Windows Phone device. Ending its support will mean that Windows users won't receive any future updates or security fixes for WhatsApp.

"Because we no longer actively develop for these operating systems, some features might stop functioning at any time," WhatsApp wrote on its FAQ section defining end of support for Windows Phone versions.

WhatsApp has been unavailable for download on Microsoft Store since July this year. Users on Android version 2.3.7 and older as well as iOS 8 and older are already being restricted from creating new WhatsApp accounts or re-verifying their existing accounts.