WhatsApp: What should you do after support ends on January 1, if your smartphone is no longer compatible?

WhatsApp officially announced it in November 2019 and unfortunately we have reached the deadline. WhatsApp no ​​longer works on Windows Phones as of Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Facebook and WhatsApp made this decision shortly after support for Windows 10 Mobile ended.

“We will no longer be actively developing for these platforms, some features may stop working at any time. While WhatsApp continues to work on some of them, you are likely to encounter bugs as time goes on.” WhatsApp said in a post published in May 2019.

How to continue using WhatsApp on Windows Phone

Despite everything, it is still possible for Windows Phone owners to use WhatsApp on their mobile phones. To do this, simply inspect the web version of the instant messaging service. Here is the procedure to follow:

1. Open your web browser and go to tab computer version. For example, in Google Chrome you need to click on the three dots in the upper right to access this tab. The process may differ depending on the browser
2. find on whatsapp website
3. At this point, you will need to scan the QR code that appears on the screen to use the web version of WhatsApp. You suspect that it is impossible to scan a QR Code that appears on your smartphone screen. Switch to another device (your PC, tablet or other) very quickly and scan QR Code from that media
4. Just use the web version of WhatsApp

Also, if you’ve taken advantage of the holidays to leave your Windows Phone and switch to an Android or iOS smartphone, it’s possible to save and export all your conversations:

1. Open the conversation of your choice
2. click discussions
3. Then go to tab Options
4. back then Export chat

Note that archiving all discussions at once is possible via settings, if the situation bores you. In addition, the title of the tabs may vary depending on the versions of the application.

Source : Windows Center