
Luckily, the latest Android devices are running Ice Scream Sandwitch or Jellybean and are can SMS or call. Your Android phone is able to receive SMS or calls during the verification process.Your Android phone is running Android OS 2.1 or later.However, Your Android device must meet these minimum requirements: Therefore its more likely that any smartphone from these brands runs WhatsApp. The operating system runs on Samsung, HTC, Tecno, Huawei, ZTE, Sony, LG, Infinix, Innjoo, and more phone brands. So lets look at each operating system Android phonesĪndroid is by far the most popular smartphone operating system in the market taking a market share of up 81%. As you can tell, the company has made a deliberate effort to ensure it covers almost 80% of the phones in the market. WhatsApp supports any phones that run the following mobile operating systems Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Nokia S40, Nokia S60, Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10 according to their website. So, how do you know if your phone supports WhatsApp? Why? Because Whatsapp is a handsome, cheap replacement of the good old SMS service. Most users will reject a phone if it doesn’t support their favorite messaging App.

Now we know WhatsApp is almost the number one killer App on phones - feature or smart - right now.
