WhatsApp restored after a brief episode of outage
Meta Platforms said it had restored WhatsApp connectivity issues after thousands of users globally reported problems accessing the messaging app
WhatsApp has been restored after a brief episode of outage on Thursday.
Thousands of WhatsApp users globally, including Pakistan, reported problems accessing the messaging app, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
Meta Platforms notified that it had restored WhatsApp connectivity issues.
“We’re back, happy chatting!” the Whatsapp Twitter account posted in a tweet.
and we're back, happy chatting!
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) July 19, 2023
According to Downdetector.com, the messaging platform suffered outages at around 1:00 am local time in Pakistan, and the users were unable to use the services for at least an hour.
Nearly 6,000 users registered complaints with the tracking website.
Meanwhile, more than 177,000 users reported issues with WhatsApp in the United Kingdom, 37,000 in the US, and nearly 15,000 in India.
