WhatsApp is down for several users, according to thousands of reports from users of the popular messaging app owned by Facebook parent Meta. Based on reports on downtime tracking services, users in India and around the world are currently unable to access the messaging app. WhatsApp has acknowledged that it is aware that users are unable to access the service. Newstoin was able to confirm that sending messages on personal chats as well as groups was not working on WhatsApp for Android, iOS, and the desktop app.
WhatsApp Services Restored After Hours-Long Outage for Users in India, Other Regions
[Update: By around 2.45pm, Newstoin was able to send and receive messages on WhatsApp via mobile and desktop apps, suggesting that functionality was slowly being restored].
According to statistics from website and app downtime tracking service Downdetector, users in India began to report issues accessing WhatsApp at around 12:40pm on Tuesday, with about 2,611 reports. At the time of publishing, reports on Downdetector had jumped to 25,596, indicating widespread issues among users of the popular messaging service.
