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WhatsApp DOWN! Messaging app suffers outage; Thousands of users left frustrated
20Jul By adminNo Comments
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WhatsApp DOWN! Messaging app suffers outage; Thousands of users left frustrated

[ad_1] WhatsApp down: WhatsApp, one of the most popular and widely used messaging applications, suffered a major outage in the early hours of Thursday, July 20. According to reports, as many as 177,000 issues were reported in the UK, 43,000 users reported facing issues in the US, and around 16,000 reports came from India. Users complained about facing problems with the app, as well as the desktop and web interface of the platform. The issues were found to be server-related as most of the complaints were around not being able to send messages. WhatsApp was quick to respond, as it acknowledged the problem early, and then resolved it within a few hours. The issue appears to be affecting multiple regions including the UK, India, and US. According to the online outage monitoring platform Dow...
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WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram DOWN: Outage leaves thousands of users frustrated
11Jul By adminNo Comments
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WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram DOWN: Outage leaves thousands of users frustrated

[ad_1] Home Tech News WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram DOWN: Outage leaves thousands of users frustrated WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram are down according to reports. As many as 13,000 users have faced issues on the platforms. By: HT TECH | Updated on: Jul 11 2023, 07:33 IST All three major services of Meta Platforms, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are facing outage, keeping as many as 13,000 users from accessing the apps. (REUTERS) All three major services of Meta Platforms, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are facing outage, keeping as many as 13,000 users from accessing the apps. (REUTERS) WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram down: All three major platforms of Meta, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are experiencing major outages....
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Beware of this WhatsApp bug! This dangerous link can cause your app to crash
3Jun By adminNo Comments
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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...
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The biggest global outages in 2022: WhatsApp, Twitter, Spotify and more
23Dec By adminNo Comments
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The biggest global outages in 2022: WhatsApp, Twitter, Spotify and more

[ad_1] The year 2022 witnessed some major global outages. Check which one affected the users the most. The list includes WhatsApp, Twitter, Spotify and more. The year 2022 was remarkable for many reasons, but it also had a few stumbling moments. Many major apps suffered global outages causing frustration to thousands of users and affecting important communication. These outages were caused either by heavy load to the server, foul play by bad actors or a glitch-ridden new feature implementation. But no matter the reason, these became some of the most exasperating moments for the netizens this year. From WhatsApp, Twitter and Instagram to Spotify and Call of Duty, many major platforms became victims of such outages. Read on.WhatsApp outageOn October 25, WhatsApp suffered one of the bigg...
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WhatsApp, Instagram went down again; This time in this country
29Oct By adminNo Comments
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WhatsApp, Instagram went down again; This time in this country

[ad_1] WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook went down again in the late hours of October 28 in the UK. WhatsApp seems to be going through a lot of technical difficulties lately. Just after the 2 hour-outage a few days ago, WhatsApp went down again. And not only WhatsApp, even Instagram and Facebook also went down. The outage was mostly observed in the UK and it lasted only for a short while. However, it ended up affecting a lot of users complaining on social media platforms.The outage was mostly observed in the UK and had caused all of Meta's service to be unavailable. A meta spokesperson said in a statement to Express.co.uk, “Earlier today, a configuration change caused some people to have trouble accessing our products. We fixed the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impa...
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WhatsApp outage shock for Meta! India demands action
27Oct By adminNo Comments
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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...
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WhatsApp down for hours yesterday! Here is the reason why
26Oct By adminNo Comments
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WhatsApp down for hours yesterday! Here is the reason why

[ad_1] WhatsApp down was the horror cry from millions of users yesterday. And now, Meta has revealed the cause behind it. Everything in the WhatsApp world was normal yesterday and then, Wham! The world came to a standstill! You would actually think so from the kind of reactions WhatsApp being down yesterday elicited from users. No, this isn't any script for any end-of-the-world movie but it was the result of an extremely important service going down yesterday – WhatsApp. The Meta-owned app went down for about 2 hours yesterday, halting communications worldwide. WhatsApp's mobile app, desktop app, as well as the WhatsApp Web all stopped working. Now, app experts have revealed the reason behind it. Not only the messaging service, but WhatsApp audio as well as video call functionality wa...
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After Massive WhatsApp Outage, Meta Apologizes For Any “Inconvenience”
25Oct By adminNo Comments
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After Massive WhatsApp Outage, Meta Apologizes For Any “Inconvenience”

[ad_1] WhatsApp, the instant messaging service owned by Meta Platforms said it fixed an issue that caused a widespread outage. WhatsApp, the instant messaging service owned by Meta Platforms Inc. said it fixed an issue that caused a widespread outage, with tens of thousands of users reporting problems. “We know people had trouble sending messages on WhatsApp today,” a spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “We've fixed the issue and apologize for any inconvenience.” The company didn't elaborate further on what caused the disruption. Nearly 70,000 users reported disruptions including not being able to send messages or connect to the server, data from Down Detector showed on Tuesday morning. Users around the world, including those in the UK, India, United Arab Emirates and Ho...
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WhatsApp 100 minutes outage: IT IS BACK! Send messages, make video calls, group text
25Oct By adminNo Comments
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WhatsApp 100 minutes outage: IT IS BACK! Send messages, make video calls, group text

[ad_1] WhatsApp 100 minutes outage: Meta confirms the service is back and running but users can still face issues. WhatsApp was down on October 25 for almost 100 minutes before Meta could bring it back to life. After acknowledging the issue and promising a fix for it, Meta has now brought back WhatsApp to life. We tested it ourselves and WhatsApp is now working normally as it was earlier this morning. Along with the app on iOS and Android, WhatsApp Web is also working normally now. You will be able to send text messages, make video calls, do voice chats, send files, and basically everything you use WhatsApp for.Sadly, some users are still facing the issue and hence, you will need to wait patiently until the fix is rolled out widely. For most users in India though, WhatsApp is back onl...
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WhatsApp down today, users rush to Twitter to vent fury
25Oct By adminNo Comments
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WhatsApp down today, users rush to Twitter to vent fury

[ad_1] WhatsApp down today messages have flooded social media. In fact, WhatsApp outage sent Twitterati into virtual meltdown. In what is a rare occurrence, the popular instant messaging app WhatsApp went down and it is still down even after 90 minutes, hindering communication across the world. With WhatsApp down today, users immediately took to Twitter to vent their frustrations over the disruption of service. The WhatsApp mobile app, desktop app, as well as the WhatsApp Web have all stopped working. HT Tech tried using all 3 apps and can confirm the same with an error message popping up, “Make sure your computer has an active internet connection”.WhatsApp outage has been cofirmed across the world as users have reported receiving an error while using the messaging app. Users immediat...
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