If you’re a WhatsApp user with an older device, I have some bad news for you: your OS may no longer be supported by next year.
To summarize, WhatsApp will only be available on Android 2.3+, iOS and Windows phone 8.1+ “by the end of 2016.” In total, it’s ending support for: All BlackBerry OS devices, even the newish BlackBerry 10, Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, Android 2.1 and Android 2.2, Windows Phone 7.1