With WhatsApp no longer supporting Android Eclair and Froyo, it was only a matter of time until the same could be said of Android Gingerbread. According to WhatsApp’s blog announcement, Android Gingerbread support ends on February 1st, 2020. The app will still work on the older devices but the users will no longer be able to register or re-verify accounts. Eventually, all support on these versions should cease after a few weeks.

A move like this was inevitable. The latest Android distribution numbers show that 0.3 percent of devices still run Gingerbread. That amounts to roughly 3.9 million active devices that run 10-year-old software. Compared to the 1.3 billion Android smartphones sold to date, the number of Gingerbread-running smartphones seems minuscule by comparison.

This also applies to iPhones that are running iOS 8, which will also see WhatsApp support ending on the 1st of February 2020. iPhone users still on iOS 8 need to either update to a newer version of the software (if available) or get a new device with iOS 9 or later if they want to get all the features of WhatsApp on their phones.

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In an official communique, the Facebook-owned company said: “On iOS 8, you can no longer create new accounts or re-verify existing accounts”. The message further suggested users get a device with the latest version of the software, which is iOS 13.1, for the best results. “For the best experience, we recommend you use the latest version of iOS available for your phone”, WhatsApp said.

The company also warned against the possible dangers from jailbroken devices, saying: “We don’t explicitly restrict the use of jailbroken or unlocked devices. However, because these modifications might affect the functionality of your device, we can’t provide support for devices using modified versions of the iPhone’s operating system”, it added.

While we’re somewhat saddened by the news, it’s still some serious and rare commitment to an antiquated OS, even when compared to other major applications. You can’t help but tip your caps toward WhatsApp for supporting users up until the very end. By the time February 1st rolls around, Android Gingerbread will be 10 years old.

For now however, the very few Android Gingerbread users should probably get new phones, the OS is nearly a decade old guys. With Android 10 abound, there’s no reason not to switch to a brand new device, especially with all the great budget phones available now.

UP NEXT: Android 10 (Go Edition) arrives with new features and new encryption

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A video posted on YouTube has revealed the specs of the upcoming iPhone 6 device. According to the video, the iPhone 6 will be available in two screen sizes.

As same as the previous rumor, the upcoming iPhone 6 will has two screen size model, a 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch, both phone will with a screen resolution of 960 x 1704 pixel. The 4.7 inch model will has 416ppi while the 5.5 inch version will offers with 356ppi.

Next generation iPhone still offers TouchID at the home button, also using the A8 chip with 64-bit architecture, packs with 10 megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 iSight, 2.1 megapixel front facing camera for FaceTime.

The upcomig iPhone 6 will has 138mm x 67mm x 7mm body dimension and 121gram of weight, this phone is heavier than the iPhone 5S and weighs just 112gram with dimensions of 123.8mm x 58.6mm x 7.6 mm.

To note, this new generation iPhone will offers witht $ 199.99 for the 32GB, $ 299.99 for 64GB and $ 399.99 for 128GB (of course, already including subsidies).

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Two years ago, the one of Apple employee Sony Dickson has been leaked the upcoming iPhone a month before the new iPhone and new iOS has been officially launch, and now that happen again for upcoming 5,5 inch iPhone 6.

Sony Dickson has been tweet for a coupled the new image of black model 5,5 inch iPhone 6, the phone is exactly same eith the 4,7 inch version. With the current iPhone 5s compared to the double flash, before all exposure iPhone 6 (including this one) are based on a single flash design.

As a former Apple employee, Sonny Dickson broke every time will cause enormous media attention, as he has repeatedly accurately exposed iPhone 5s, before 5C iPhone , iPad Air products such information.

Here is the picture :

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Apple is ready to release their new flagship smartphone, Apple iPhone 6. The new products cycle is always routine to release on fall. According to rumors, the upcoming iPhone 6bwill be comes with the nice features, powerfull specs and new design aspect, here is the new rumors.

Design: longer, wider, thinner
According to industry insider, Apple iPhone6 will comes with 4.7 inches screen size, comes with thinner body (It is reported that the body thickness between 5.58-6.1mm), and has 13.8cm of length body, 6.7cm of width, and iPhone 5S length, width and thickness were 12.38cm, 5.86cm and 7.6mm.

In addition, there are media reports that Apple will equipped with Touch ID fingerprint scanner will function in a small margin in iPhone 6 ​​upgrade. The latest figure from exposure, Apple iPhone 6 ​power button will transfer the phone to the right of the top mobile phone by the location. In addition, there is news that this device will also support with waterproof function.

Display: 4.7-inch display + sapphire glass
Sources said Apple iPhone 6 ​​will packs with 4.7-inch display. We all know that Apple does not like to let on the iPhone screen “packed” pixel, but rather uses a “retina” display, the screen compared to other Android flagship smartphone, the lower pixel density, but for the human eye, the resolution is high enough.

It is reported that Apple iPhone 6 ​​display will packs with a resolution of 966 x 1600 (16:10, 398 ppi). However, Apple Insider, Sonny Dickson does not agree with that figure, he thinks Apple iPhone 6 will has ​​screen pixel density of 389 ppi, and 9to5Mac website said, iPhone 6 ​​display with a resolution of 1704 x 960 (or 416 ppi).

In addition, we need to note is that Apple spared no expense to carry out his sapphire glass display development. Perhaps Apple will use this material in iPhone 6 devices. Sapphire glass has been used in iPhone 5S, and for the protection of cellphone cameras and Touch ID. Compared to the gorilla glass, sapphire glass has ability to handle the scratch.

Camera and processor
The sources said that Apple iPhone 6 ​​camera pixels will more better. In addition, iPhone6 ​​camera is also has optical image stabilization technology. Sonny Dickson Bao Liu said, iPhone 6 will be powered by A8 2.6GHz processor. While the iPhone 5S is used 1.3GHz, 64-bit A7 processor, it is difficult to believe that Apple will make such a big “jump”. According to 9to5Mac website reported that Apple iPhone 6 ​​processor will do a minor upgrade, will focus on improving efficiency.

NFC, wireless charging and Category 6 for LTE connectivity
According to Apple Insider website, Apple iPhone 6 ​​will support NFC and wireless charging. The NFC chip can be implanted in iPhone 6 and will facilitate mobile payments. For wireless charging, there is no reference standard messages used by Apple.
In addition, the informed sources, Apple iPhone 6 ​​will support faster data transfer. iPhone 5S can support speeds up to 150Mbps with Category 4 LTE wireless, and iPhone 6 ​​is expected to support 300Mbps for Category 6 LTE.

The new HD audio headphones
Apple has sucessfully to acuire Beat electronics, so we expect that Apple to make improvements to headphones. It is reported that Apple is preparing to build a new iPhone 6 ​​phone headset. But now the problem is that in the former iPhone 6 ​​release, Apple needs to be able to absorb Beats technology.

Another source said that Apple might use 3.5 mm audio jack, using the Lightning interfaces developed independently. The aim is to improve the audio quality of Apple.

It is said that Apple will upgrade iTunes store, allowing high-definition audio playback. Apple has its reasons to do so, because iOS 7 music player function has its limitations, and even third-party applications also can not help. It is reported that Apple’s iOS will change all that.

Enhanced Multitasking support
According to foreign media reports, the next-beneration Apple’s  iOS 8 will bring a split screen multitasking on the iPad, which means the iPad tablet and Windows 8 will be the same as the two applications can be executed simultaneously. It is unclear whether Apple will use this feature in the iPhone 6.

At WWDC 2014, Apple exec has talked about its “persistent” philosophy, this idea suggests Apple iPhone 6 ​​multitasking functions. In short, users can seamlessly transfer between iOS device core functionality, such as users on the iPhone received a phone can easily be transferred to the iPad, text messages and e-mail too.

Siri voice assistant
In this year’s Apple WWDC conference officially launched a new version of Siri. Added a new version of Siri voice activation feature, the users is no need to press the key entity will be able to activate Siri, but just say “Hey, Siri” you can put it wakes up, which is similar with Google launched “OK, Google” command. In addition, the new version of Siri also joined the music recognition feature. Apple has announced a partnership with music recognition service provider Shazam, so that Siri can identify the song. Several other new features include the ability to add iTunes to buy and streaming voice recognition.

Price and release date
Famous Wall Street bank investment, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek in the latest research report said tah Apple has begun negotiations with the operator, plans to raise the price of iPhone 6 is $100 USD. If the price is really $100 USD, then the iPhone 6 contract price will be $299 (about 1,870 yuan), and the price without contract is may $749 USD (about 4660 yuan).

However, Misek said that the initial response operators are “No!”. Reuters reports that Apple will be released iPhone 6 in August ​​instead of September.

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Apple has been held the WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) 2014 in Moscone Center, they laready unveiled the Beta 1 of IOS 8, this system will be hit on the market on next fall, but the demo has been showing at WWDC 2014.

The new iOS 8 has several improvement, there is more tweak and new user interface in Notification Center, and now we have a few list of new feature that available in iOS 8 beta 1 :

Photo
In addition to presenting the new editing features that can adjust exposure, shadows and colors of a photograph. Apple has also added a new feature where the user can search the picture based on location, time and album .

iCloud Photo Library feature allows the system to be able to synchronize betwen iOS 8 photos to iCloud Service automatically, if the capacity is too small then Apple provides a storage capacity of 200GB upgrade costs $ 3.99 USD per month or $ 0.99 USD per month for the 20GB capacity.

Messaging
Snapchat , Whatsapp messaging and any other services not only provide information in the form of text, but also sending voice, images and video, and now iMessage app also offers the similar feature which now is allows users to send photos, sound and video directly.

iOS 8 adds a new feature where users just make a simple tap to send a picture or video, users can also easily delete chat or remove from chat list to open a new chat sessiaon.

QucikType and SwiftKey keyboard apps
Writing messages in iOS 8 can now more quickly because Apple has add the Quick Type feature where the system will include all the words we ever wrote as a reference when we typed in the next session, so it can write faster than ever before. Interestingly, Apple also bring the third-party applications that make Android users jealous since brings Swiftkey to iOS 8 keyboard.  For those with Android – envy , Apple brings a third party for the new updates also so that you can swype with the best of them , or you can find a keyboard where you really understand when the Shift key is active .

Healthkit
Healthkit application is an application that could be a rumor before, considering Apple has set up a smart watch called iWatch that can detect fitness, healthkit application is present in iOS 8 as a multi-functional application that can check heart rate, blood pressure, body weight, activity, calories consumed and more.

Mayo Clinic and a number of other medical companies have collaborated with Apple to be able to check the health of users through the application, of all that can be accessed by those with permission from the user.

Family Sharing
This application makes it possible for users to share applications that have been purchase from Apple’s App Store with other users , you can share with your Apple ID with a maximum of another 6 users .

Of course this feature will be linked to your credit card account, but do not worry you will get a high credit card bill, everything will be controlled and need your permission from you when they want to download the app from Apple’s App Store.

New App Store Features and UI
Apple’s App Store has now changes in iOS 8 , users can now search by category and determine what the desired application becomes easier rather then browse through endles list.

Application developers can now also bring a video preview of the application  and the user can try out the application through TestFlight features , there is also the App Bundling feature where users can buy a lot of applications but pay as aone bill.

Some Extra Features
8 iOS now comes with other additional features and offers more significant enhancements, Notification Center is now has more experiencingsince users can also reply a message directly from the Notification Center. The camera application has a feature focus and exposure separately.

TouchID features also now can be used for third-party applications. Siri is now can be activated by saying “hey Siri,” rather than pressing the Home button. Phone calls can be answered from your Mac and with AirDrop app now iPhone and Mac applications can be mutually compatible.

Currently iOS 8 is still in beta, but this will be the first major update to iOS that are expected to be present before the fall of this year.

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