A new WhatsApp update will see millions of iPhones and Android devices cut off from the app from today.
It comes after a similar move at the end of 2019 that saw Windows phones lose support for the messaging app.
Smartphones using Android 2.3.7 and iPhones with iOS 8 or older will be affected by the update.
The decision was made because of concerns over the security of the app on older operating systems.
Irish Independent Technology Editor, Adrian Weckler, explains:
