WhatsApp was inaccessible for about two hours in several countries including. Tuesday.
WhatsApp started to return to return to operation at around 2.10 a.m Pacific Time, providing relief to billions of users and businesses that rely on the Meta-owned instant messaging and calling app.
WhatsApp didn’t share what caused the outage, but confirmed it has fixed the issue. “We know people had trouble sending messages on WhatsApp today. We’ve fixed the issue and apologize for any inconvenience,” a Meta spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, users across the globe started to complain that they were unable to send or receive new messages, sign up for WhatsApp, update their profile information or privacy settings, they said.