That turns into a double-tick when the text travels from those servers to the recipient's smartphone. WhatsApp uses a single tick to denote when your text has reached its servers. This indicates that the message hasn't been able to leave your device. Users who attempt to send texts on WhatsApp right now will see a small clock icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the message. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.'

According to some reports, internal messaging apps used by Facebook employees have also gone offline, leaving teams scrambling to find a solution to the global issues.įacebook, which owns and operates WhatsApp following a $16 billion acquisition back in 2014, has shared an almost identical statement on its Twitter account, writing: 'We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. The immensely popular messaging platform has not confirmed when users can expect normal service to resume. We’re working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible.'

The firm shared the update on Twitter as the outage approached its one-hour milestone: 'We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. WhatsApp has now acknowledged the issues impacting users across the globe. The ongoing problems have become the largest ever outage recorded by DownDetector, which tracks outages.

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