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WhatsApp nearly crashed on New Year's Eve

Users were unable to connect to the internet despite a working mobile or Wi-Fi connection

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ANI Johannesburg
You were not the only one who was unable to send messages through messaging service WhatsApp; everyone around the world is facing the same problem.

Users across the globe complained that their WhatsApp messages aren't going through. Some of them thought that their phone has some connection issues, but a WhatsApp spokesperson confirmed that the Facebook-owned service was indeed experiencing outage, reports News24.com.

The spokesperson said that some people had trouble accessing WhatsApp for a short period on Thursday and they were working to restore service back to 100% for everyone.

The main problem appeared to be that the app couldn't connect to the internet, even if the user had a working mobile or Wi-Fi connection.
 
The problem has been affecting American, Canadian and European residents mostly, but some South Africans have also been complaining that their messages aren't reaching the desired people.

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First Published: Jan 01 2016 | 10:11 AM IST

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