These are the phones that will cease to be safe from 2022 - See the list

Check out Android and iOS models that will stop receiving security and software updates in the new year

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Check out Android and iOS models that will stop receiving security and software updates in the new year

Dozens of cell phone models will soon be exposed to malware and other threats as their companies stop providing security and software updates to users.

According to the Spanish website Marca, from January 1, 2022 all Android smartphones that use version 2.3.7 of the software or earlier will stop receiving valuable updates that make their use safe.

Some Apple iOS devices will also be affected.

As the article points out, as new models of mobile phones are released every year, with better and more advanced technology, the mobile phones of previous years are starting to show more problems and this has resulted in them being considered obsolete…

The affected Android models are as follows:

Archos 53 Platinum.
HTC Desire 500.
Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite.
Samsung Galaxy Trend II.
Samsung Galaxy s3 Mini.
Caterpillar Cat B15.
sony xperia m
Wiko Cink Five.
Wiko Darknight.
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2.
Huawei Ascend G740.
ZTE Grand S Flex.
Lenovo A820.
Huawei Ascend Mate.
ZTE V956.
UMi X2.
Huawei Ascend D2.
Samsung GalaxyCore.
Faea F1.
THL W8.
ZTE Grand X Quad v987.
ZTE GrandMemo.
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2.
LG Lucid 2.
LG Optimus F7.
LG Optimus L3 II Dual.
LG Optimus F5.
LG Optimus L5 II.
LG Optimus L5 II Dual.
LG Optimus L3 II.
LG Optimus L7 II Dual.
LG Optimus L7 II.
LG Optimus F6.
LG Enact.
LG Optimus L4 II Dual.
LG Optimus F3.
LG Optimus L4 II.
LG Optimus L2 II.
LG Optimus F3Q.

The list of iPhones:

iPhone 4 (8GB).
iPhone 4S.
iPhone 4S (8GB).
5 iPhone.
Iphone 5c.

At the moment, the iPhone 6 and iPhone Plus will be operational until the end of 2022, when they will be added to this list, according to Marca.