WhatsApp bounces back after outage

The WhatsApp users who experienced difficulties using the app on Friday morning are now communicating with it.

The app was down for about 30 minutes but the glitch was resolved.

Website DownDetector published a map showing more than a thousand WhatsApp users reporting issues with the app.

The problems were focused in western Europe and Asia, but were reported across the world, according to UK Independent.

Luisa Zissman, a Twitter user, wrote: “Anyone else #whatsapp down? Or just me? RT if your not working too.”

Anyone else #whatsapp down? or just me? RT if yours not working too

— Luisa Zissman (@TheLuluLife) November 3, 2017

Zissman was not the only Twitter user who reacted to the outage on WhatsApp. Below are some reactions:

RT if you came to twitter to check if whatsapp is down or not? #Whatsapp

— Dharav (@dharav_18) November 3, 2017

How many times have you turned on and off your phone to get whatsapp working? #whatsappdown #whatsapp #panicattack #whatnow #whatshappening pic.twitter.com/kpEX4th47d

— Anna Cirera (@annacirera) November 3, 2017

Me waiting for Whatsapp to get back online…???#WhatsApp #whatsappdown #Patience pic.twitter.com/DPB30CBW9B

— Quincy Brink (@QuincyBrink) November 3, 2017

Some people suggested the launch of the iPhone X crashed the messaging service.

Whatsappen, an unofficial Twitter account which reports on WhatsApp, tweeted at the time: “It’s not known how long the issues will take. WhatsApp is aware and working on it.”

WhatsApp went down earlier this year in May. It took some hours before the problem was fixed.

Used by more than 1.2 billion people around the world, it is a key tool for communications and commerce in many countries.

The service was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion.