Do you remember how to send an SMS or make a phone call?

With WhatsApp down globally, users will have to resort to other means of communication until the problem is resolved.

The app doesn’t initially look broken, with chats and contacts able to load, but once a user is into a chat, the app shows a ‘connecting’ message that never resolves itself, and so new messages can’t be sent or received.

The problem is being experienced globally with users taking to twitter to share their frustration.

You came here to see if Whatsapp is down right? pic.twitter.com/Vwx1urd3BS

— 0xShane (@BeLikeShane) October 25, 2022

Whatsapp rn: pic.twitter.com/jl5sKwSn4e

— 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐊 (@TheMahleek) October 25, 2022

Meanwhile, Down Detector shows numerous reports of the app not working has been reported since 10:00.

It is unclear what the reason for the outage is and WhatsApp are yet to provide an update.