: Google itself stopped supporting Jelly Bean in August 2021, meaning many core background services required for app notifications and updates no longer function correctly on those devices. WhatsApp Help Center Common Issues on Android 4.2.2
At the time, WhatsApp was already a rising star with over 200 million active users. Back then, WhatsApp worked flawlessly on Jelly Bean. android 4.2 2 jelly bean whatsapp
"To keep up with the latest advances in security and features, we no longer support Android versions older than 4.0.4. However, starting , we will no longer actively support Android versions 4.0.4 and older." : Google itself stopped supporting Jelly Bean in
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