WhatsApp multimedia outage hits countries Aug 3

A widespread technical outage disrupted WhatsApp's multimedia sharing features for users across multiple countries on Monday, August 3, 2026, leaving many unable to send photos, videos, or stickers through the popular messaging platform. The problem, which began in the late afternoon and evening Eastern Time, persisted for several hours before service appeared to return to normal overnight.

Users in the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico were among those reporting the disruption. While standard text messages continued to send for most, attempts to share media files repeatedly failed, often displaying a "retry" message. The outage tracking website Down Detector recorded a sharp spike in user complaints, with peaks around 6:45 p.m. EDT and 10:30 p.m. UK time. Many users took to other social media platforms to confirm the issue was widespread and not an isolated problem with their own devices or connections.

Meta, WhatsApp's parent company, did not issue an official statement on the cause of the disruption during the outage and has not provided a public explanation or timeline for restoration. The company also did not confirm the geographic scope of the problems....