Whatsapp server down, longest outage of the year 2022

 

WhatsApp is returned after nearly two hour-long outage. The provider went down for customers throughout numerous components of the world. The immediate messaging internet site is confirmed connection/server error. Users stated that they are now not capable to make calls or send messages on the Facebook-owned messaging platform. Some customers in India additionally pronounced bother whilst sending photos and videos. This is the largest outage suggested this year. The last-longest disruption in WhatsApp offerings used to be mentioned on October 5, 2021. During that time Facebook household of apps went down together with Instagram.

As per the Downdetector website, which tracks net outages, customers commenced reporting problems beginning at 12.07 pm and they peaked round 12.51 pm. Downdetector tracks outages by using collating reputation reviews from a variety of sources inclusive of user-submitted blunders on its platform.

The extent of the disruption is no longer known. However, the outage regarded widespread. In India, the affected cities encompass Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Lucknow, however customers from the US, Germany, South Africa, Bahrain, Bangladesh and quite a few different international locations additionally complained that they are going through troubles with the provider and that it is now not working smoothly.

What WhatsApp said:-

WhatsApp recounted the issue. "We're conscious that some human beings are presently having hassle sending messages and we're working to fix WhatsApp for every person as rapidly as possible," a Meta spokesperson said.

It is now not clear what prompted the disruption. There is no assertion on this so a ways from WhatsApp or dad or mum enterprise Meta (erstwhile Facebook) on this. The app's outage comes at some point of the festive season in India - its largest market by way of consumer count- when humans use the platform to ship Diwali greetings.