WhatsApp users faced the similar issue twice in 2017 as well Highlights Over 1.5 billion users, on Android and iOS, were unable to log into app The reason behind the snag is yet to be announced by the company WhatsApp users faced the similar issue twice in 2017 as well Twitterverse went into a tizzy late on Tuesday when the popular messaging application WhatsApp broke down, much to the dismay of users worldwide. "When you clear the data, cache, restart your phone, uninstall & reinstall the app but #WhatsApp is still down," a Twitter user posted on Tuesday (local time). When you clear the data, cache, restart your phone, uninstall & reinstall the app but #WhatsApp is still down ???? pic.twitter.com/5lo5I86eQU - Shuj (@DrakesWriter1) January 22, 2019 "WhatsApp was down and I had to go out and get milk and everything HOW DID I SURVIVE THIS!!! MIRACLE," another WhatsApp user tweeted. WhatsApp was down and I had to go out and get milk and everything HOW DID I SURVIVE THIS!!! MIRACLE ???? - Sean.....nnnnnnnn (@arcangel_uk) January 22, 2019 "And Again #whatsappdown. Can you try doing this in morning time, will save me from family good morning texts," an Indian user opined. And Again #whatsappdown. Can you try doing this in morning time, will save me from family good morning texts. @WhatsApp - Amrut Mhatre (@amrutmhatre90) January 22, 2019 Many of the over 1.5 billion users, both on Android and iOS, were unable to log into their app on Tuesday, according to news agency ANI. The reason behind the snag is yet to be announced by the company. Moreover, the outage comes just a few hours after the messenger announced that it would be curbing the number of forwards for users worldwide - a policy which was already in place for India. The move is aimed at limiting hoaxes and rumours that lead to violence. This is not the first time that the messaging app has stopped working. WhatsApp users faced the similar issue twice in 2017 as well.<doc-sep>WhatsApp has crashed around the globe, leaving users unable to send messages. According to the website Down Detector, the problem hit both iOS and Android users. Messages failed to send and the app would not load, according to affected users. Scroll down for video Messages failed to send and the app would not load, according to affected users. Users took to Twitter to vent their frustration as the site crashed However, the technical problems did not appear to be affecting every user of the site, with some able to get onto both the app and its desktop and web versions. According to downdectector, users in the UK and Europe were worst hit. Around 8,000 reports from as far afield as Rio, New York and Moscow, as well as a host of European capitals, have been tracked by the downdetector website which monitors connectivity. Many joked about the outage, but WhatsApp has not confirmed what caused it. Messages failed to send and the app would not load, according to affected users. Users took to Twitter to vent their frustration as the site crashed The deluge of complaints began at around 6pm GMT, with 58 per cent of people reporting problems with connectivity, 22 per cent saying they could not receive messages and 19 per cent having difficulties logging in to the app. Many users later reported the site was back up, with complaint numbers dropping dramatically around 30 minutes later. It comes a day after WhatsApp announced it is limiting users from sending the same message to more than five people or groups in its latest move to crack down on the spread of misinformation on its platform. Many posted comedy tweets sharing their thoughts over the outage According to downdectector, users in the UK and Europe were worst hit. Before the new policy, users could forward messages up to 20 times. Last July, the Facebook-owned social media app began limiting message forwarding to up to five times for users in India, but now the policy is expanding globally. The company said the move was initiated to fight 'misinformation and rumors.' 'We’re imposing a limit of five messages all over the world as of today,' Victoria Grand, vice president for policy and communications at WhatsApp, said at an event in the Indonesian capital. WhatsApp said it made the decision to expand the limit globally after examining the results of the test in India. Forwarding limits were put into place in India after the spread of rumors on social media led to killings and lynching attempts. WhatsApp, which has around 1.5 billion users, has been trying to find ways to stop misuse of the app, following global concern that the platform was being used to spread fake news, manipulated photos, videos without context, and audio hoaxes, with no way to monitor their origin or full reach. Messages failed to send and the app would not load, according to affected users The app’s end-to-end encryption allows groups of hundreds of users to exchange texts, photos and video beyond the purview of independent fact checkers or even the platform itself. WhatsApp will roll out an update to activate the new forward limit, starting Monday, WhatsApp’s head of communications Carl Woog told Reuters. Android users will receive the update first, followed by users of Apple’s iOS. The company told the BBC that the new change will help the app remain a place for one-to-one communication. '[This] will help keep WhatsApp focused on private messaging with close contacts,' a company spokesperson told BBC.<doc-sep>WhatsApp users in the country on Wednesday rejoiced that the messaging app did not crash on Tuesday contrary to what was experienced in some parts of the world. It would be recalled that several users worldwide, both on Android and iOS, were unable to log into their apps on Tuesday. The development manifested itself just a few hours after the messenger announced that it would be curbing the number of forwards for users worldwide. However, it was observed that the app did not crash in Nigeria as many Twitter users claimed the app worked perfectly well for them throughout Tuesday. Some Nigerians reached the development differently. READ ALSO: Fans baffled as Liverpool star Mohamed Salah goes offline Some said the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari deserves a second term of office since we didn’t experience any crash. “We are now the most powerful country in the world. What a time to be alive, “Wizz official tweeted. Aquila_Olaniyi tweeted, “At least we can see the evidence of the prayer meetings we have been holding for Nigeria. “Even, the Bible worked for us this time, Psalm 91:7 says, `A thousand shall crash at thy side and 10,000 at your right hand but it will not come near us, Oniyi said. Nishant Kumar tweeted “Everybody checking on Twitter if Whatsapp is down, including me, reminds me of childhood days when everyone would check with neighbours to confirm a power cut. “What a good day to be a Nigerian.’ Princewill Felix tweeted: “Nigeria WhatsApp is operating on very high-level encryption, reason why the app didn’t crash in Nigeria. “In summary, Nigeria is the most secured cyberspace in the world, “he tweeted. (NAN)<doc-sep>Twitter feeds were bombarded with complaints on Tuesday night when the popular chat app WhatsApp broke down for a coupe of hours. The service outage was global affecting over billion users across the globe. The app was down for both Android and iOS platforms with users unable to send or receive messages on the chat app Downdetector.com, a website for WhatsApp outage detection later confirmed the break down. It said that the app faced the outage at around 11:30 pm IST with some users also complaining that they couldn't log into the app. According to the website, about 44 per cent WhatsApp users faced connection-related problems, 40 per cent had problem sending or receiving messages problems and 15 per cent users had trouble logging in the app. The reason behind the outage is unknown but as of now the services have been restored. The WhatsApp down detector map showed that the service was suffering outage in parts of US, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, India and Malaysia. This is not the first time that it WhatsApp has suffered a global outage. The app broke down twice in 2017 and once in 2018. WhatsApp has over 1.5 billion monthly active users across the globe. The disruption of service creates a havoc amid the users and Twitter is the first place where you get to see all the angry reactions. Like previous times, this time too the angry users took it to the micro-blogging site to express their frustration and anger. 500 people in India have already died because Whatsapp is down and they couldn't forward a chain message to 10 people. #WhatsappDown #whatsapp Anshu Mor (@anshuMor) January 22, 2019 whatsapp down. vali petcu (@zoso) January 22, 2019 WhatsApp was down and I had to go out and get milk and everything HOW DID I SURVIVE THIS!!! MIRACLE Sean.....nnnnnnnn (@arcangel_uk) January 22, 2019 WhatsApp has become more like a lifeline today. This is the reason why the chat app is consistently looking for ways to improve itself. The app is currently working on a major update-- fingerprint unlock. The feature when rolled out will ensure that your chats are more secure and private. Android users who use phones with a fingerprint scanner and Android Marshmallow software or a newer version of Android.<doc-sep>
Internet lost it cool late on Tuesday night when the users of WhatsApp were unable to send and receive messages. The outage had affected the users of the Facebook-owned messaging client globally. The chat app was reported to be down at around 11:30 pm IST. WhatsApp outage tracker, 'Down Detector' had also confirmed the news. According to the people who took to Twitter to rant, WhatsApp messenger on both Android and iOS devices were affected. Many even complained that the application refused to load and crashed often. With over 1.5 billion users, WhatsApp is the most popular messaging application in India and yesterday night's interruption had a lot of them confused. The issue was resolved within hours however; WhatsApp has not issued any statement related to the issue or the cause of the outage. The duration of the outage isn't clear either. Also, the technical issue did not seemingly affect every user, with some able to log onto both the app and its desktop and web versions. The outage comes at a time when WhatsApp is struggling to control the fake news problem. Just few hours before the outage, the messenger had announced that it would be curbing the number of forwards for users worldwide in an effort to boost privacy and security. In July, WhatsApp rolled out safeguards in India that included limiting the number of users to whom a message can be forwarded. It also ran newspaper ads to raise awareness about fake news. That decision followed threats by the Indian government to take action. This isn't the first time WhatsApp has faced outages. WhatsApp users faced similar issues in 2018 and 2017 as well. However, despite the problems, people on Twitter did not lose their sense of humour. When you clear the data, cache, restart your phone, uninstall & reinstall the app but #WhatsApp is still down ðŸ˜‚ pic.twitter.com/5lo5I86eQU - Shuj (@DrakesWriter1) January 22, 2019 Loneliness hits hard when #WhatsApp down - Ungoogleable (@UngoogleableMan) January 22, 2019 When WhatsApp is down so you gotta be sure it's not just yours. Thank you Twitter ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚ - Alex Kasumba (@akasumba) January 22, 2019 They should just rename it to WhatsDown at this point. #WhatsApp#DownAgain - Liel Dulev (@lieldulev) January 22, 2019 Edited By: Udit Verma