WhatsApp experienced a major technical glitch on Friday night, causing thousands of users to face difficulties in sending and receiving messages. The problem surfaced around 9 pm, after which users started complaining about it on social media.
More than 14,000 complaints registered on WhatsApp outage
According to the outage tracking platform Down Detector, more than 14,000 complaints were registered regarding WhatsApp till 9:17 pm. However, the exact cause of this problem has not been revealed yet. This technical glitch affected thousands of users around the world, disrupting not only personal but also professional communication. According to reports, the outage was most affected in London, but service was also affected in many other cities including Manchester and Glasgow.
WhatsApp's new call menu: New features will come soon
WhatsApp is not only working on improving the messaging platform but is also making major changes to the calling features. WhatsApp's new call menu will facilitate better call management for individual and group chats and prevent unnecessary calling.
More invites will be available in group calls.
Under the new call menu, users will be able to select which members they want to call before starting a group call. Till now, all the members are called together in a group call, but this new feature will make group calling more convenient and flexible.
Shortcut to generate call link
WhatsApp is now planning to add the Quick Call Link feature in the new call menu. This will allow users to quickly share the call link, without opening the call tab. This will make it easier to invite other people to join the call.
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