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WhatsApp down: Users report outages worldwide WhatsApp down: App crashes, causing brief worldwide outage
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Popular messaging app ‘WhatsApp’ is down, with users forced to switch to one of the many other forms of communication still in operation. Popular messaging app ‘WhatsApp’ crashed early Friday, with users having to switch to one of the many other forms of communication.
The Facebook-owned WhatsApp has, according to website DownDetector, been experiencing outages since about 3:10 EDT. So far, users from a host of countries including Ireland, Russia, Malaysia, Czech Republic, Israel, Spain, Malaysia, Kenya, Turkey, Italy, Egypt and Serbia have reported outages. The Facebook-owned WhatsApp has, according to website Downdetector, began experiencing outages at about 8:10 GMT. Users from a host of countries including Ireland, Russia, Malaysia, Czech Republic, Israel, Spain, Malaysia, Kenya, Turkey, Italy, Egypt and Serbia reported outages.
The company has not yet commented on the cause of the outage. After around 45 minutes, users began reporting that service had been restored. The company has not yet commented on the cause of the outage.
Predictably, people have taken to Twitter in panic to express their dismay over what will undoubtedly be a temporary outage. Predictably, people panicked and took to Twitter to express their dismay.
WhatsApp’s last major outage occurred in early May, when it took several hours for the company to rectify the problem.WhatsApp’s last major outage occurred in early May, when it took several hours for the company to rectify the problem.
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For now, the service’s 1.2 billion users will have to resort to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or good old fashioned text message, to reach their friends and family. Some may even opt for the desperate measure of picking up the phone and making a call. Now that service has resumed, those who had been forced to resort to Twitter, Facebook, and good old-fashioned text messaging, can breathe a sigh of relief.