WhatsApp delays plan to switch off support for older phones – but only for some models

WhatsApp has reversed its plan to switch off support for older phones. The company has said that BlackBerry devices will be spared from the switch-off. But that will only last until July this year, when it will actually happen and WhatsApp will stop working on any phone running BlackBerry OS. WhatsApp announced earlier this year that it would be turning off support for older phones – including the iPhone 3GS, phones running Android 2.1 and 2.2 and many Nokias. It said that would happen at the end of the year, meaning that millions of phones would instantly lose access to one of the most popular apps in the world.