Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Telegram removes support for older Android-smartphones – Android Planet

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Messaging app Telegram offers with the latest update no longer support outdated versions of Android. The chance that you hit is fortunately small.

Telegram required recently that your smartphone has Android 4.0 or newer. This is the support for Android 2.3 Gingerbread and Android 3.0 Honeycomb is permanently deleted. According to the developers is the step necessary to find new features to add to the app. Some functions would not work properly with the old version of Android.

Telegram Android 2.3-support

The decision will only have a very small number of users take. According to the latest distributiecijfers of Google is only 1.4% of all Android devices worldwide on a single of the outdated versions of the operating system. Android 2.3 appeared in more than six years ago. Even the oldest version now supported, Android 4.0, is already more than five years.

Also, WhatsApp was recently been announced that the support for older operating systems would be removed. Just as a Telegram would be the support for Android 2.3 to be stopped. Also old versions of BlackBerry and Windows are recently no longer supported by WhatsApp.

The big difference is that Telegram users who are now outside the boat are still alternative options. The message service works even without a smartphone nearby on your computer, without the app on your smartphone. Users of Telegram in their browser open and continue to use the app as before. For the use of WhatsApp on your pc is an active installation of the app on your smartphone is required.

Telegram for Android download

You can Telegram download via the link below the Play Store. The app is free and works now on any device with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or newer. Recently, the app, among other things, chatbots with games and IFTTT integration. Also needs an update the app faster and prettier.

→ Download Telegram in Google Play (free)

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