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Whatsapp suddenly stopped working on my iPhone 3G:

Whatsapp suddenly stopped working on my iPhone 3G:


It first asked me to verify my cell#. After I did it, it tells me that they have sent me an SMS with code to the my cell#, and I should enter the 3 digit activation code. Since I never received the activation code, I chose to click on either 'Resend code' or 'Call me'.


Whichever I clicked on, it gives a response that my Application is of an older version.


When I then tried to update Whatsapp via Appstore, the message says that 'Update Required' : 'This app requires iOS 4.3'


After browsing through the internet, I found an answer that my 3G iPhone can not go any higher than 4.2.

Why should I change my old iPhone 3G, when Whatsapp was already working perfectly before on it ?

iPhone 3G, iOS 4.2

Posted on Dec 25, 2012 3:53 PM

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Jan 17, 2013 4:17 AM in response to Terong

Terong wrote:


OK, then my money goes to a phone (whatever the manucfaturer) that using Android instead of buy new version of iPhone (for this trivial reason called WhatsApp that been murdered in my (flawlessly working) iPhone 3G by Apple policy)

No, Whatsapp is unwilling to support two versions of the app. However, I fully support your decision to buy an Android phone and start using those forums.

Jan 20, 2013 8:41 AM in response to rnordsg

Sad, sad, sad. I have been consuming apple products since i can remember. I was a true believer. One of the reasons I was a true believer is the matter that they made products that lasted a long time. Now that seems to be a problem, the product outlasts their policies and want to force us to buy their newer products.

If Apple keeps making it so we have to consume more of their very expensive products just so they can make a buck, not caring about our own economy, i might have to reconsider. I rather buy cheap and not care to have the cute and expensive.

I have and iPhone G3 that worked perfectly till this decision was made. Bye Apple. It just does not seem fair to us, the consumers, the ones who make you what you are.

Jan 20, 2013 8:49 AM in response to rnordsg

I could not agree more with you. I guess soon the car market will catch up with this new trend and make us change cars every two years cuz they programed something to it to stop working.

Its the new era, money is more important than anything else.


Steve Jobs. All your work, down the drain. Apple will lose alot of us if it continues on this road.


Sadly, many will just go and buy the new iPhone and drop this issue.

Am mourning for the old days when building a good product that would last and keeping your clients happy was the goal.


These are not cheap products, nor are they poor quality. They surpass the minds that are behind them. Greed. What a poison.

Jan 28, 2013 5:16 AM in response to mikeros

considering that the samsung galaxy s3 mini is more powerful than the 4S and half it's price, you probably did a very good investment 🙂 I'll also go the android route because I actually like complicated things compared to most of the apple users that don't know a thing about smartphones or computers - the iphone just looks good but it's laking a lot of features

Whatsapp suddenly stopped working on my iPhone 3G:

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