Meta Raises WhatsApp iPhone Requirement to iOS 15.5 by Nov. 30, 2026
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Updated · MacRumors · Jun 11
Meta Raises WhatsApp iPhone Requirement to iOS 15.5 by Nov. 30, 2026
3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Jun 11
Summary
November 30, 2026 is the cutoff for WhatsApp on older iPhones unless they are updated to iOS 15.5 or later, Meta said.
iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus and the first-generation iPhone SE are affected, but all can still install iOS 15.8.8, so no model is losing support outright.
Meta said its annual support review drops operating systems with the fewest users and the weakest security-update outlook; WhatsApp will notify affected users inside the app before support ends.
Last year’s change was harsher: WhatsApp fully dropped the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus because those devices could not move beyond iOS 15.0.