WhatsApp resumes services after suffering a global outage
WhatsApp faced an outage in India and other parts of the world today. Users were unable to share images, GIFs, and stickers.
WhatsApp on Sunday evening faced a global outage in India and other parts of the world. Services resumed after roughly three hours of an outage.
"Earlier today, some people may have experienced trouble sending and receiving files on WhatsApp.. The issue has since been resolved, we are back to 100% for everyone and we're sorry for any inconvenience," said a Facebook spokesperson.
WhatsApp users reported they were unable to share multimedia including photos, videos, GIFs, and stickers on the instant messaging platform. WhatsApp's Status was also not functioning properly as users were unable to view contacts' videos and photos in the section.
According to downdetector, there was a big spike in reports of an outage around 4.15pm on Sunday. The tracking website says most of the users were facing issues with sending or receiving messages. A lot of users also reported facing issues with the connection. A live outage map shows users in India, Europe, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brazil were affected by the outage.
As expected, users took to Twitter to share the ordeal. #Whatsappdown is also trending on Twitter India at the moment.
Me waiting for my WhatsApp status update to actually upload. #whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/bkPLHj220S
— Chi Onuorah (@mererah) January 19, 2020
What's happening in WhatsApp it's not working , can't see status and share media files.
— Rohit Singh Rajput (@RealRohit_Singh) January 19, 2020
If you are facing the same issues ?
#whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/eDVSZWdftp
I was wondering the net signals are good then why aren't these messages being sent, now find out #whatsappdown
— Kashaf Warraich (@Antseverafter81) January 19, 2020
People running to Twitter to see if WhatsApp is down 😅#whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/flWPaayoTu
— Reema Parakh (@parakh_reema) January 19, 2020
Another tracking website Outage.report indicates a similar outage around the world, especially in India and parts of Europe. Users in the US have also complained about facing issues with WhatsApp.
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