Is WhatsApp down? Issues, outages and errors explained

SOCIAL media giant WhatsApp is reportedly experiencing problems on February 8, 2023.

Users reported the social media app was not working in the US and UK.

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Is WhatsApp down?

Thousands of WhatsApp users have complained that the app has stopped working.

The popular chat app is used by billions of people around the world.

But on Wednesday, February 8, thousands of users logged on to Down Detector to report an outage.

Users say they’re having issues with sending messages and the app.

Other users have reported issues with server connection.

It’s unclear what has caused the outage at this time.

It’s not immediately clear what caused the issue.

WhatsApp has not as of the published time of this article responded to the reports of the outage.

How can I check if WhatsApp is down?

Those who may be experiencing difficulties with WhatsApp can check other social media apps, such as Twitter, for reports.

If you don’t have a Twitter account, Down Detector will tell users when the apps are down or experiencing difficulties.

If it appears the problem may not be widespread, try checking the internet connection on your device or exiting the app before logging back in.

When else has WhatsApp been down?

WhatsApp first arrived on our screens in February 2009 and as of 2021 it has two billion monthly active users.

Facebook and Instagram commonly experience small individual outages, but it’s rare for the apps to all go down at once.

They run on a shared infrastructure meaning other services run by Facebook will experience server issues, including the Oculus website and Facebook Workplace.

Here’s when WhatsApp outages have been reported:

March 2019 – Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all went down in what was described at the times as “its worst outage ever”. The issue was put down to a server configuration change..July 3, 2019 – Users reported issues on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, with the latter experiencing difficulties with receiving messages. A FB spokesperson said a “routine maintenance operation” accidentally triggered a bug.March 19, 2021 – Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp reported issuesOctober 4, 2021 –  Facebook’s biggest-ever outage takes other apps, such as WhatsApp, offline for seven hours. The crash came after a “bungled server update”.October 5, 2021 – DownDetector records thousands of users again reporting issues with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.December 14, 2021 – iPhone users reported issues with WhatsApp.April 28, 2022 – more issues reported as users claim video calls were being cut off.

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