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Whatsapp seems to be down on the day after Diwali: Here is Downdetector results and Twitter reactions

WhatsApp appears to be having a downtime or congestion issue in select areas in India on the day after Diwali. This could be because of the Diwali greeting messages that billions of Indians must have sent to their loved ones yesterday through WhatsApp. Although, it is too early to put a pin on the cause of this snarl-up, we are seeing folks messaging us over Telegram asking if WhatsApp is indeed down. Also, a quick glance through Twitter timeline has brought up some interesting reactions to #WhatsAppDown.

But first, here is the Downdetector report:

WhatsApp Downdetector Status

WhatsApp downdetctor

The Downdetector finding suggest WhatsApp down reports are primarily coming from Mumbai, following by cities like Delhi and Hyderabad. The last we checked, as of October 25 at 12:21 PM, there have been 126 such reports.

People seems to be primarily finding trouble sending messages. This is applicable to both personal and group chats, but more so in case of the former. Also, the WhatsApp desktop client isn't connecting at all. WhatsApp seems to be having issue connecting to the server. 

User reports indicate Whatsapp is having problems since 3:17 AM EDT. https://t.co/cvGsWTfsWq RT if you're also having problems #Whatsappdown

— Downdetector (@downdetector) October 25, 2022

Meanwhile, here's how Twitterati has been reacting to WhatsApp not working:

WhatsApp Down: Twitter Reactions

WhatsApp is experiencing an issue when connecting to the server. #whatsappdown

— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) October 25, 2022

WhatsApp Engineer right now.#WhatsAppDown pic.twitter.com/aPmnZxl1RD

— Durgesh Pandey (@DurgeshPandeyIN) October 25, 2022

How Twitter behaves when Meta plateforms are down #whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/jKpAjx3ANh

— É…MÉ…N DUВΞY (@imAmanDubey) October 25, 2022

When WhatsApp is Down.#whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/xHgsHd9h8v

— É…MÉ…N DUВΞY (@imAmanDubey) October 25, 2022

When your WhatsApp is playing up but you come to Twitter and see that everyone else is having the same problem #WhatsAppDown pic.twitter.com/pMcJm0Zn56

— Jamie (@GingerPower_) October 25, 2022

People Coming to Twitter to see if WhatsApp is down#WhatsappDown pic.twitter.com/eGi25KiQhU

— Bella Ciao (Chai) (@punjabiii_munda) October 25, 2022

WhatsApp services have been down for the last 30 minutes. pic.twitter.com/9WL4mMFTRO

— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2022

There is an official confirmation from Meta and here it is —

"We're aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we're working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible," confirmed a Meta spokesperson to Reuters. This is a developing story...

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