WhatsApp Stops Working on Some Old Phones
Listen to the story
WhatsApp is a popular app. People use it to send messages. Many people use it every day.
WhatsApp has stopped working on some old phones. This started on 8 September. The app does not support these phones anymore.
The phones are old smartphones. They have old software. WhatsApp needs new software to work well.
If your phone is very old, WhatsApp may not work. You should check your phone. You may need a new phone.
This is normal for apps. Apps often stop working on very old phones. Companies want apps to work well. Old phones cannot always do this.
Vocabulary4 words
- app
- a program on a phone
- support
- to help something work
- smartphones
- phones with many computer features
- software
- computer programs inside a phone
Quiz
Answer key
1. Working on some old phones 2. 8 September 3. The phones have old software
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
WhatsApp is a popular _____. People use it to send messages.
WhatsApp has stopped working on some old _____. This started on 8 September.
The app does not _____ these phones anymore.
The phones are old _____. They have old _____.
WhatsApp needs new software to work _____.
If your phone is very old, WhatsApp may not _____.
You should check your _____.
You may need a new _____.
Companies want apps to work _____.