WhatsApp encrypted messaging experienced a big bug on October 25, 2022. The application was spinning in a vacuum when opened. The problem did not affect other apps in the Meta group (Facebook, Instagram). Service started returning from 11am.
A small wheel spinning in a vacuum: this is what many WhatsApp users saw when they opened their encrypted messaging on October 25, 2022 in the morning, for several hours.
The service started to come back active around 11 a.m. French time for some users. Others still have to wait to access WhatsApp again without problems.
Meta confirmed the outage around noon: We are aware that some people are having difficulty messaging right now and we are working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as soon as possible. “, can we read.
WhatsApp down in France on iOS and Android
On the French downdetector site, where Internet users report outages on applications or websites, approximately 2,500 reports were observed in about twenty minutes.
On the English version, there were only 1,600 reports over the same period – nevertheless at this hour, part of America is probably sleeping soundly. As The Verge media later reported, this is indeed a global WhatsApp outage.
WhatsApp is a messenger that belongs to the Meta group, which also has Facebook and Instagram. However, these two other applications did not have any problems for the moment.
What happened when we opened WhatsApp?
Encrypted messaging seemed unable to find a connection: when you opened the application, it “milled” in a vacuum, which had the effect of preventing the reception of any message. It was also impossible to send something to a contact: the message was displayed, but the icon which looked like a small watch explained that it was not delivered to the other side.
As usual, Internet users are rushing to Twitter
In addition to the downdetector site, which has become an essential reference to know if a bug or an outage concerns us individually or is broader, it is always recommended to take a look on Twitter to see if the bug is shared by other users.
In this case, the Twittos were numerous and numerous to share their problems with WhatsApp, and even to laugh at the influx of Internet users on Twitter as soon as a breakdown takes place.
It would seem that the Spanish-speaking web is particularly well represented.
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