WhatsApp Beta removes support for Android 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3

Just get a new update of the beta version of WhatsApp for Android that many are not going to be funny. This is the new version 2.16.147, a new update without major apparent changes, but with which the application removes support to devices with Android 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3, in particular the first Beta version for Android is version 2.3.4. We assume that in the stable support this version will be removed at the beginning of year, as assured from the company, and not before.

Internally this new version of WhatsApp for Android presents many modifications, is that although its installation file APK has decreased in 2357 KB, have modified 464 files, among which we can find related to virtually all functions files. In addition, it removed the layout-v9 directory containing the 3 files and added the “privacy_progress_checkbox.xml” file. The big difference in size is due to file “resources.asrc” where have removed support for older Android OS.

How to download the Beta version of WhatsApp for Android

We remind you that this Beta version to download from Google Play before you have to become beta testers. It’s really simple, besides, we can stop being beta tester also very easily and receive updates only stable application. Please remember that if you want to become a beta tester of the application from Google Play, you have all the information here.

Remind you that the beta versions of the application are not exempt from errors, its installation can cause unexpected errors, even when installing the application will see messages that warn us, but as a rule the beta version of WhatsApp for Android never gives problems and we will have the latest news before than the stable version of Google Play.