Several users reported issues accessing WhatsApp Web on Friday morning, with complaints largely centred around difficulties logging in and syncing chats. According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, reports of disruption spiked around 9:00 am.
The outage-tracking website recorded at least 16 user reports of disruption around 8:54 am in India on Friday, indicating a spike in complaints linked to the service.
Several users took to X to report problems linking WhatsApp Web to their devices. One user wrote, “Is WhatsApp for everyone down?!!! Been an hour of logging in on iPhone and linked devices.”
The disruption did not ease immediately, as complaints continued to surface beyond the initial spike. Data from Downdetector showed that even 30 minutes after the first reports, at least 28 users had flagged issues in India, suggesting that the reported problems with app's web persisted for some time.
There was no immediate response from Meta Platforms or WhatsApp on the reported disruption. The company had not issued any statement or update on its official channels at the time of writing.
Messaging app WhatsApp has experienced similar disruptions in the past. In April last year, several users reported messages failing to deliver, according to Downdetector, which tracks real-time outages across various services.
{{/usCountry}}Messaging app WhatsApp has experienced similar disruptions in the past. In April last year, several users reported messages failing to deliver, according to Downdetector, which tracks real-time outages across various services.
{{/usCountry}}The platform also faced a global outage on February 28 last year, with over 5,000 reports of undelivered messages.
More than 530 million Indians use the messaging app WhatsApp , and nearly 3 billion people use it worldwide.