Beware: On these popular iPhones, WhatsApp will stop from 1 June

Pay attention if you use an older iPhone, because WhatsApp has not been working on a number of popular iPhones since 1 June. These devices are about!

WhatsApp stops on iPhones

Is your iPhone not running on the latest software version yet? In that case it is probably time to update, because WhatsApp no ​​longer works with an outdated version of iOS. Meta, the parent company behind WhatsApp, previously announced that the messaging service loses support on iPhones that are still running on iOS 15.1. That would originally happen on May 5, but this date was postponed to 1 June.

By postponing the date, users were given longer to update their iPhone or to get a new device. WhatsApp has not been working on the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus since 1 June. These iPhones no longer have support for the latest software versions, because they are still running on iOS 12.5.7. WhatsApp only works with iOS 15.1 or newer, so that the messaging service is no longer available on these popular iPhones.

June 1, 2025

Do you still have one of these iPhones? Then you can no longer use WhatsApp. Users with these devices have received a notification since 1 June, which indicates that whatsapp iOS 15.1 or newer is required. For users with an iPhone 6s or newer, it is important to update to the latest software version. Those devices do have support for iOS 15.1 or newer.

WhatsApp did not work on older iPhones for a long time, but now the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus are added. It is more common that applications no longer work on outdated devices. Companies do this to keep the security of these apps in order. Often these (security) functions work with parts that were only introduced in iOS 15.1 or later. This is probably the reason that since 1 June WhatsApp has not been working on iPhones that are still running on iOS 12.5.7.

WhatsApp for the iPad

To use WhatsApp it is important that your iPhone runs on the latest software version. You can find updates on your iPhone under ‘Settings> General> Software update’. Does your iPhone run on iOS 15.1 or newer? In that case there is no problem and you can continue to use WhatsApp even after 1 June. If your iPhone runs on an outdated software version, that is unfortunately not the case.

Where a number of iPhones have had to do without WhatsApp since 1 June, that does not apply to the iPad. Meta finally released a special version of WhatsApp for the tablet on 27 May. You can now install WhatsApp on iPads that run on iOS 12 or newer. Do you prefer WhatsApp on the iPhone, but does your device no longer have support for the application? Then view the lowest prices of the iPhone 16 (Pro) here: