WhatsApp crashed? Check if the service is down or having problems

O WhatsApp fell out? Many users have noticed great instability when trying to use the WhatsApp Messenger In the last few hours, online service stability detection sites confirm that the messenger is experiencing problems.

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The site Downdetector, which assesses the stability of web service servers, indicates that the problems began around 14 p.m. (GMT-03). The instability has been intensifying, with no confirmation yet as to when the issue will be resolved.

The first symptoms are common issues, such as an error when sending a message to a person or group chat. There are also cases where the message is sent, but images and other file types are not.

If you want to follow the evolution of this case to understand when WhatsApp will return to normal, the first tip is to follow the news here showmetech.com.br. But there are also very practical tools for this, which we teach below:

Downdetector

O Downdetector is a site that gathers information from various sites and services, such as social networks Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter, all the big banks, messengers like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Telegram, as well as government websites and email services. When you open it, you can search for the service you want to check on the homepage, or click the search bar and search for the name of the website, app, or service.

Access Downdetector website.

Google Trends

O Google have a service called Google Trends, which displays the most searched terms worldwide. This service can be used to check the popularity of specific terms as well as the most searched terms at the moment. It's worth checking if there are many searches for the WhatsApp Messenger, combined with other terms, such as “WhatsApp has problems”, “WhatsApp crashed”, “Bugs with WhatsApp” ou “WhatsApp is not working”.

Access Google Trends.

Using X/Twitter

Another tool that can be used as a thermometer is X/Twitter. Whenever users of a service are having problems, they often use social media as a portal for complaints and memes, and these become trending topics, or “current topics/trends”, which appear in the section "What is happening", located on the right sidebar of the app.

When you notice any difficulty with the WhatsApp, the tip is to check if the messenger's name is appearing in this section.

O WhatsApp Messenger is the most widely used messaging app in Brazil. According to a survey conducted by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) at the end of 2018, 98% of Brazilians use their cell phones to access the internet, with messaging apps being the main reason. The service outage directly affects the daily lives of Brazilians, and with the instability of the Instagram and Facebook, an even larger share of people are affected by service and social network problems.