WhatsApp went down around the world today, rendering the hugely popular chat service unusable for at least an hour.
Though WhatsApp is still recovering, it should be back to normal soon, the company tells us, and users are reporting WhatsApp's return on Twitter. However, some users are still experiencing issues as WhatsApp makes its way back online.
We here at TechRadar's San Francisco office couldn't connect to WhatsApp when we attempted to around 3:15pm PT; our outgoing messages were stuck in limbo and we hadn't received a message in quite some time. We are now able to send and receive messages.
When asked about the outage, a WhatsApp spokesperson sent us the company's official statement: "WhatsApp is aware of the issue and working to fix it as soon as possible."
No further details, such as what caused the problem or just how widespread it is, were forthcoming. Don't look to the service's Twitter for answers, either.
WhatsApp is an immensely popular messaging platform around the globe, counting more than one billion monthly users. Earlier today Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed WhatsApp's new feature Status, akin to Snapchat Stories, has accumulated more than 175 million users in less than three months.
WhatsApp's woes follow another big internet story on Wednesday: a massive Google Docs phishing attack spread around the web, attempting to trick users into granting access to their Gmail accounts.
Google quickly shut down the attack, though we recommend staying vigilant against suspicious emails. Hey, at least now you can send a WhatsApp message to warn your friends about it, right?
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