WHATSAPP has been down for users around the world, with iPhone and Android users both reporting issues tonight. It's not clear what's happening, although a number of people have whined about it on Twitter
Some people have been unable to send messages, while others have reported problems simply launching the app itself. Independent outage monitor downdetector.com has received hundreds of UK-based reports of outages. People in Europe and India appear to be most affected, according to reports on the site. But outages are being reported in other parts of the world too, including parts of the US and Brazil.
All major platforms have suffered outages recently – and it's usually due to increased traffic overwhelming their servers. WhatsApp hasn't said what caused this latest problem, although it did confirm that its service was experiencing an outage tonight.
things might be not working for a while