Crazy kar diya re! After longest ever WhatsApp outage, app, website, desktop are back
WhatsApp is back! WhatsApp outage, which lasted some 120 minutes, is finally over. But not before the app's shocked users took to social media to collectively shout, Crazy kar diya re! WhatsApp has restored its services across app, web client and desktop app, but for some, it may still be down.
![After 120 minutes of outage, WhatsApp is finally back and running. The service has been restored across both Android and iOS mobile apps as well as web client and desktop apps. WhatsApp](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/img/2022/10/25/original/mourizal-zativa-bNBl5cHclMA-unsplash_1666691495892.jpg)
![Shortly before the app came back online, a spokesperson stated, “We're aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we're working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible”. WhatsApp](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/img/2022/10/25/original/alexander-shatov-_qsuER9xYOY-unsplash_1666691723748.jpg)
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![The outage is the longest of the year, and second only to the October 5, 2021 outage when WhatsApp became unresponsive for around 6 hours. The global outage affected countries like India, UK, Turkey, Italy, Indonesia and others. WhatsApp](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/img/2022/10/25/original/rachit-tank-lZBs-lD9LPQ-unsplash_1666691723838.jpg)
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![The restoration was reported starting at 2:15 PM IST, however, some users are still reporting that the app is not working for them. WhatsApp](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/img/2022/10/25/original/dimitri-karastelev-ynJaWgrwSlM-unsplash_1666691723980.jpg)
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![Despite WhatsApp running again, users are complaining about various glitches including delays in messages sending and receiving and getting error while updating status. WhatsApp](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/img/2022/10/25/original/christian-wiediger-5BG-9id-A6I-unsplash_1666691723904.jpg)
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![It is believed that the full restoration of WhatsApp services for everyone will take a little bit more time. WhatsApp](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/img/2022/10/25/original/jamie-street-33oxtOMk6Ac-unsplash_1666691723920.jpg)
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First Published Date: 25 Oct, 15:30 IST
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