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April 13, 2025

WhatsApp users unable to send messages and connect to app amid online outage

A significant WhatsApp outage is affecting users in the UK and other countries, with a surge in complaints reported. Downdetector indicates that around 49% of users are unable to send messages, and 46% are experiencing issues with the app. The outage has escalated, with over 100 users in the UK reporting problems, up from six an hour earlier. Users from India and the United States have also reported disruptions, with over 3,000 complaints in India, primarily related to message-sending issues. Complaints have been voiced on social media from users in Canada, Brazil, and Singapore. Some users are also facing challenges with other Meta-owned platforms like Facebook and Instagram. This outage follows a previous incident earlier this year that affected at least 68,000 users.

AppWizard

March 3, 2025

WhatsApp says technical issue reported by thousands now resolved

On Friday afternoon, WhatsApp experienced a disruption affecting users' ability to send messages, with Downdetector reporting over 50,000 incidents shortly after 15:30 GMT. A WhatsApp spokesperson confirmed the issue was resolved. While some users reported problems with Facebook and Facebook Messenger, the complaints were significantly lower than those for WhatsApp. WhatsApp, which has nearly three billion users, was previously affected by a mass global outage in December. CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed optimism about the company's growth during a recent investor call. The recent issues were not as severe as the 2021 outage that lasted nearly six hours.

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February 28, 2025

Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger Down? Users Report Massive Meta Outage

On Friday, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger experienced significant disruptions, resulting in over 4,000 issues reported in the U.S. and 10,000 in India for WhatsApp, while nearly 1,000 complaints were logged for Facebook Messenger in the U.S. The United Kingdom had over 7,500 reports of WhatsApp issues, with major cities like London, Manchester, and Glasgow being heavily affected. Among those reporting problems, 59% could not send messages, 22% faced server connection issues, and 19% experienced app-related difficulties. This incident mirrored a previous outage in December where over 105,000 complaints for Facebook, 70,000 for Instagram, and more than 12,000 for WhatsApp were recorded.

AppWizard

February 28, 2025

WhatsApp down for users across the world

On February 28, WhatsApp experienced a global outage that affected users significantly, with reports of issues increasing from 12 complaints at 3 PM to over 38,000 by 4 PM in the UK. Among users, 56% reported being unable to send messages, 32% faced server connection issues, and 12% encountered problems with the app itself.

AppWizard

February 28, 2025

Facebook Messenger is down worldwide as

Users worldwide are experiencing significant disruptions with Facebook Messenger, starting around 10:30 AM ET, affecting regions including the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, South America, and Asia. Facebook Messenger has about one billion users as of early 2025. Meta's other messaging platform, WhatsApp, faced similar issues during this outage, with over 8,200 complaints logged on Downdetector in the United States. This incident is reminiscent of a previous outage four years ago that lasted seven hours and resulted in a significant revenue loss, attributed to a faulty update. During that outage, access systems at Facebook's Menlo Park campus were also disrupted. The current situation has led to user frustration and raised concerns about the reliability of major tech firms' infrastructure.

AppWizard

February 28, 2025

WhatsApp & Messenger global outage

On Friday, WhatsApp and Messenger experienced a significant outage, preventing millions of users from sending or receiving messages and disrupting voice and video calls. Both mobile and desktop versions of the applications were affected, leading to difficulties in logging into accounts. This incident is reminiscent of a similar outage on December 11, 2024, when Meta acknowledged technical problems with its platforms.

AppWizard

February 28, 2025

Facebook Messenger faces global outage affecting users in US, UK – The Times of India

Facebook's Messenger app is experiencing a global disruption, affecting users' ability to connect, send messages, and make calls. The issues are primarily reported by users in the United States and the United Kingdom, with over 573 complaints from the US and 1,819 from the UK, indicating that nearly 80% of the problems are related to message-sending failures. In the UK, 92% of users reported issues sending messages, while 5% had trouble receiving messages, and 2% faced difficulties accessing the app. In the US, 76% reported difficulties sending messages, 19% had issues with the app, and 5% encountered problems with the website. Server connection issues and various app and website malfunctions have also been reported. In contrast, only nine users in India reported issues, all related to receiving messages. The outage began around 8:56 PM IST and peaked at approximately 9:15 PM. As of now, Meta has not provided an official statement regarding the cause of the disruption.

AppWizard

February 27, 2025

Massive Slack outage takes workplaces offline

Slack is experiencing a global outage affecting workplace communications, with users facing challenges in logging in, messaging, and accessing in-app features. The company has confirmed issues with logins, single sign-on (SSO), and app integrations. The outage began around 10:27 a.m. Eastern Time on February 26, and Slack is actively investigating the cause and working to restore functionality, although no specific timeline for resolution has been provided.

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February 12, 2025

Facebook Messenger down and out for over an hour

On February 11, 2025, Facebook Messenger experienced a significant outage starting around 2 p.m. local time in Vietnam, affecting users' ability to send and receive messages, particularly on the desktop version. Reports of issues surged to nearly 1,000 cases within an hour, according to Downdetector. Users reported slow and unstable service, with some unable to access the desktop version at all. By 3:10 p.m., some users began to regain access, but new outage reports continued to be logged. This incident followed previous outages affecting Meta's services, including a December 12, 2024 outage lasting over four hours, a March 2024 disruption lasting about an hour, a global outage in 2021 lasting six hours due to a configuration error, and a 24-hour connectivity loss in 2019.

AppWizard

December 12, 2024

Meta goes down: users struggle to access Facebook, Instagram and more

Meta experienced a global outage affecting Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and Messenger, starting around 1 PM ET. By 5:30 PM, Meta reported being "99% of the way there" in resolving the issues, which had generated over 130,000 complaints according to Downdetector. The outage impacted users in the US, UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America, with specific issue reports as follows: Facebook (over 100,000), Instagram (62,000), Messenger (10,000), WhatsApp (11,000), and Threads (871). Users expressed frustrations on X, criticizing CEO Mark Zuckerberg. This incident followed a similar outage in October, raising concerns about Meta's service reliability.