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Beware of this WhatsApp bug! This dangerous link can cause your app to crash
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Beware of this WhatsApp bug! This dangerous link can cause your app to crash

[ad_1] If you are using WhatsApp on an Android device, then you need to be very careful! A seemingly non-threatening link is circulating on WhatsApp individual and group chats that can cause the app to crash. As per a report by Android Police, opening a group or individual chat that contains the problematic link such as wa.me/settings triggers the app crash. Normally, the link would redirect users to WhatsApp's settings, but it is currently causing the Android version of WhatsApp to crash, as discovered and verified by Security Researcher Mayur Pandya on Twitter.The bug is affecting WhatsApp Business users also. The report suggests that once the chat containing the mentioned link is opened, it triggers the crash. However, the app resumes its normal functions while restarting, unless the...
WhatsApp outage shock for Meta! India demands action
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WhatsApp outage shock for Meta! India demands action

[ad_1] After the shocking WhatsApp outage, things have taken a turn for the worse in India. The shocking WhatsApp outage cut communications for hours, disrupting personal and business links. WhatsApp was down for nearly two hours on Tuesday, October 25. Now, India has launched a crackdown with the government on Wednesday ordering the messaging application to submit a report explaining the reasons behind the outage. According to a report by Hindustan Times, WhatsApp has been asked to submit its report to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, a nodal agency under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.“Whenever there is an outage, the ministry seeks a report from the company involved, in this case Meta,” an official said. “An explanation has been sought for the sa...