WhatsApp, the one-billion-user-strong international messaging service, announced last year it would end support for multiple mobile platforms by the end of 2016—but has since said some of them will continue to be supported until the end of June 2017.
In February, Facebook-owned WhatsApp said it would stop supporting BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10, Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, Android 2.1, Android 2.2, Windows Phone 7 and iPhone 3GS/iOS 6.
“While these mobile devices have been an important part of our story, they don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future,” the messaging service said on its blog.
The post has since been updated to note WhatsApp has extended support for BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, Nokia S40 and Nokia Symbian S60 until June 30, 2017.
“This was a tough decision for us to make, but the right one in order to give people better ways to keep in touch with friends, family, and loved ones using WhatsApp,” the post reads. “If you use one of these affected mobile devices, we recommend upgrading to a newer Android, iPhone, or Windows Phone before the end of 2016 to continue using WhatsApp.”
WhatsApp did not immediately respond to request for comment.
