Whatsapp On Non Smartphone?

[giblet]

A mate of mine refuses to buy a smartphone but Whatsapp is no longer supported on his old “candybar” Nokia.

Are there any non smartphones out there that support Whatsapp?

[Mr Pointy]

No

[soad]

Buy him a smartphone?

[giblet]

Thought as much. He has a habit of getting somewhat hammered on football away days and nights out so his antiquated Nokia has served him well with its sturdiness.

Guess it’s time for him to find a durable handset.

[Corso Marche]

Probably find a model from Caterpillar launched a year or two ago which has had a major price drop. They're sturdy and rugged, and will take a beating.

[alorotom]

Is WhatsApp not available on those new Nokia phones yet (the 3310 and 8110) it was supposed to be imminent months ago??

[QuartzDad]

Nokia 216 (£30 from Amazon) and Samsung Metro XL (£80 from ebay) both appear to support WhatsApp.

[dontfollowme]

One of the cheap Motorolas might do him:

Motorola Moto G4 Plus 16GB SIM-Free Smartphone 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM) - White ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GZZKDHI/ref=cm_sw_r... via @AmazonUK

[Mr Pointy]

QuartzDad said:

Nokia 216 (£30 from Amazon) and Samsung Metro XL (£80 from ebay) both appear to support WhatsApp.

Ae you sure? Series 30+ isn't listed as supported & I think Series 40 support stopped at the end of last year.

[Mr Pointy]

giblet said:

Thought as much. He has a habit of getting somewhat hammered on football away days and nights out so his antiquated Nokia has served him well with its sturdiness.

Guess it’s time for him to find a durable handset.

Look at Cat (expensive though) or Doogee. For example:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DOOGEE-S60-lite-Waterproo...

[Bungleaio]

alorotom said:

Is WhatsApp not available on those new Nokia phones yet (the 3310 and 8110) it was supposed to be imminent months ago??

Sadly not yet. My 8110 is collecting dust at the moment as all my text traffic comes through whatsapp.

[giblet]

Mr Pointy said:

Look at Cat (expensive though) or Doogee. For example:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DOOGEE-S60-lite-Waterproo...

Cheers, I’ll pitch that idea to him

Bungleaio said:

Sadly not yet. My 8110 is collecting dust at the moment as all my text traffic comes through whatsapp.

Seems daft that they completely cut off the Nokia range given the amount of them that are used in emerging markets.

[mygoldfishbowl]

Or don't use whatsapp?

[Corso Marche]

giblet said:

Seems daft that they completely cut off the Nokia range given the amount of them that are used in emerging markets.

I'm sure there's probably a reason for it. I grew to loathe Whatsapp living in the Middle East because every second day I'd receive a scam message. Which meant then blocking that unknown number but also reporting it to support at Whatsapp, which I'm sure their team hated as they have better things to get on with. Those behind the scams usually hailed from developing/emerging markets.