translated from Spanish: WhatsApp says goodbye to some cell phones this Saturday; we’ll tell you which

The well-known instant messaging platform WhatsApp will no longer be useful on phones with the operating system Android 2.3.7 and iPhone with iOS 8 or earlier from this Saturday, which could have significant repercussions in some parts of the world.
The messaging service, owned by Facebook, has already advanced its deadline a year ago on its website, and those using an older operating system must, if they want to continue using WhatsApp, update it before Saturday.
The Instant Messaging platform WhatsApp will stop working on phones with the operating system Android 2.3.7 and iPhone’s with iOS 8 or earlier from this Saturday, which could have significant repercussions in some parts of the world.
The messaging service, owned by Facebook, has already advanced the deadline a year ago on its website, and those using an older operating system must, if they want to continue using WhatsApp, update it before Saturday.
iOS 8, meanwhile, came to iPhones in September 2014, and was replaced a year later by iOS 9.
WhatsApp explained that there is no option to transfer the history of cross-platform conversations for those users who will not be able to continue using the service, but can export this data via email if they wish preserve them.
As these are very old operating systems, the WhatsApp decision is not expected to have a big impact on markets like the United States or Europe, but it could be significant for emerging markets with large numbers of old phones.
For its part, the firm that owns WhatsApp, Facebook, again disallowed on Wednesday those who have long augured a possible loss of users on its platform and reported that it closed 2019 with 9% more internet users, although the healists regulators outstrated their financial results.

Original source in Spanish