Published 14:17 IST, August 21st 2020

WhatsApp down hours after Gmail stops working; Servers restored

WhatsApp down a few hours after Gmail faced massive outage globally. WhatsApp not working problems that affected several users across the globe is solved.

Reported by: Yash Tripathi
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Google services faced major out issues recently and just a few hours later, Facebook-owned messenger app WhatsApp t working issues were reported by users around world on many social media handles. WhatsApp out issue affected several users as y were t able to send or receive messs from or users. Some users also reported connection loss in various parts of world, according to reports by Wabetainfo. 

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WhatsApp stops working after Gmail has server issues

WaBetaInfo, WhatsApp features tracker, reported issue through a Tweet which states that WhatsApp server has some server out problem. Tweet by Wabetainfo read: "WhatsApp is experiencing a partial out for several users. It's t possible to use service because server is down. te that some users might still be able to use service”.


Neverless, WhatsApp is amongst major messenger app in world. organisation has resolved problem as soon as y were aware of it. confirmation about restoration of WhatsApp server being solved was posted by WaBetaInfo in its latest tweet. 

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WhatsApp t working issue started at around 9 PM yesterday i.e. August 20, and about 66% of users were facing connection issues, as per DownDetector. out problem detection website also revealed that 32% of users could t send or receive messs and about 1% of users had issues with logging in to ir account. se problems majorly occurred in South America region, some parts of US were affected too, as per out map presented by DownDetector.

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se server issues and WhatsApp t working problems arose on same day Google services were having issues in India and or countries. Many services including Gmail, Google, Google Drive and more were affected during this time of out. However, Google did t reveal reason behind this major out problem but services have been restored by company. Users are w able to enjoy ir favourite applications without any interruption including Gmail and Google Drive.

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14:17 IST, August 21st 2020