A number of reports have been issued this morning (October 25), as social media messaging app WhatsApp goes down for UK users.
Over 60,000 reports of problems with the messenger application were logged on the website, DownDetector.co.uk, by 8:25am today, with the issues appearing to have around 8am, and have been reported not just in the UK, but globally as well.
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The main issue is that no messages are sending through the app, despite people being allowed to type out a message and click send. But they then became stuck, never actually delivering.
There does not appear to be any fix for the issue, with restarting the app or using the web version also failing to work. It means that users are likely sending and being sent messages without them actually being delivered.
WhatsApp does not maintain any official outlets to update users on outages. Unlike the rest of Meta, it does not run an official status page, and it has a Twitter account intended to document problems, but has not used it since 2014.
The company is yet to release a statement regarding this nationwide incident. There are more than two billion monthly users of WhatsApp, and potentially all of these people could be affected by this app outage.
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross platform mobile messaging app for smart phones such as the iPhone, Android phones, Windows Mobile or Blackberry. WhatsApp allows users to send and receive messages, photos, and other information and is considered an alternative to text messages or SMS.
This is a breaking news story, and more information will be added to the copy should it become available.
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