Blackberry Whatsapp users given grace period till December 2017

WhatsApp will no longer be supported on BlackBerry 10 after December 31, 2017

June 30, 2017

Raeesa Kimmie 1 minute read

POLOKWANE – Blackberry 10 users will be given until the end of the year to use the popular text messaging app.

Following a warning last year that Whatsapp would no longer work on certain devices because their operating systems could no longer support the new characteristics of the app, WhatsApp has confirmed it will extend support for BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, Nokia S40, and Nokia Symbian S60 until 31 December 2017.

“Until then, we support any BlackBerry 10 device that has Software Release 10.0.10.82 or later, otherwise known as BB OS Version 10.0.10.648,” Whatsapp said on their website.

Nokia S40 devices will be supported until the end of 2018.

Windows Phone devices older than and including Windows Phone 8 will not be supported beyond the end of 2017.

For other devices, the following cut off dates have been set:

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

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June 30, 2017

Raeesa Kimmie 1 minute read

Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard