Meta and Google have taken a number of older iPhones from support for two of their most popular apps. The current versions of Whatsapp (25.16.81) and YouTube (20.22.1) For iOS, there are now certain operating system versions that are no longer available for these devices.
WhatsApp: iPhones can be up to ten years old
At the Messenger WhatsApp, at least iOS 15.1 is now required (IOS 18.5 is currently). This means that the application in current version can no longer be installed on iPhone 6, 6 Plus and 5s, earlier devices were outside anyway. That means: Owners of these iPhones can only use WhatsApp via the web interface on web.whatsApp.com, although there can also be restrictions if the old safari version is no longer supported one day. The user experience is also much worse.
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus came onto the market in 2014, the iPhone 5S in 2013. So it is very old devices. Nevertheless, there are still some users who use them, even if Apple no longer offers security updates. With the iPad, too, iPados 15.1 is a prerequisite for WhatsApp. After a long waiting time, Meta recently presented a tablet version of the messenger for the first time. If you want to switch from an old iPhone or iPad to a new model, you can WhatsApp backup function Use not to lose chats.
YouTube: Google a little more strictly
The YouTube app has even higher conditions than WhatsApp. A device with iOS 16 will be necessary here in the future, iOS 15 fell completely from support. That means: iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, 7 and 7 plus are out. The models were published in 2015 and 2016. Finally, the first generation of iPhone SE is also affected, since it also no longer understands iOS 16. This model was launched in 2015.
With these devices, too, youtube can be used in the browser; Here, too, without guarantee, since Apple no longer delivers updates and one day Google could use newer safari features. In addition to iPhone users, iPad users are also affected: iPad Air 2 (2014) and iPad Mini 4 (2015) are out on YouTube. The same applies to the seventh generation iPod touch.
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