This is probably not the best way to start off life under Facebook.
WhatsApp, the simple messaging app that Facebook bought for an incredible $19 billion on Wednesday, is currently down due to server errors.
When editors at HuffPost tried to get on the service, the app fails to connect:
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The app, which has gained 450 million monthly users by casting itself as a cheap alternative to costly SMS text messaging plans, hasn't allowed messages to go through since approximately 2 p.m. ET. Based on Twitter chatter and articles in India and Israel, the outage appears to global.
We reached out to WhatsApp for more details and will update if we get a respond.
UPDATE: After a few hours down, WhatsApp is working again:
WhatsApp, the simple messaging app that Facebook bought for an incredible $19 billion on Wednesday, is currently down due to server errors.
sorry we currently experiencing server issues. we hope to be back up and recovered shortly.
— WhatsApp Status (@wa_status) February 22, 2014When editors at HuffPost tried to get on the service, the app fails to connect:
The app, which has gained 450 million monthly users by casting itself as a cheap alternative to costly SMS text messaging plans, hasn't allowed messages to go through since approximately 2 p.m. ET. Based on Twitter chatter and articles in India and Israel, the outage appears to global.
We reached out to WhatsApp for more details and will update if we get a respond.
UPDATE: After a few hours down, WhatsApp is working again:
WhatsApp service has been restored. We are so sorry for the downtime...
— WhatsApp Status (@wa_status) February 22, 2014