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After an outage of nearly two hours, WhatsApp has started working for users. While some users complained that their WhatsApp Web was still not accessible, the messaging platform’s services have been fully restored on the app.
The popular Meta-owned messaging app stopped working across many parts of the world including Asia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Europe at around 12.07 pm (IST) today (25 October).
Which services were unavailable during the WhatsApp outage? When has the communication app been down before? We explain.
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Around 12 noon, people reported problems in sending images and videos on WhatsApp.
While users were able to access their old conversations, they were unable to send new messages or update new statuses.
