Disturbance with WhatsApp: Users report problems with the login

Apparently there is a problem with WhatsApp. Users are currently reporting problems with the login. “WhatsApp is temporarily unavailable,” says the error message.

What is causing the problems is currently unknown. The company has not yet commented. The Ruhr area and the major cities of Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Leipzig are particularly affected.

The problems are not limited to Germany. More news from around the world can be found on Twitter.

You can use our WhatsApp fault indicator to find out when Messenger will be working properly again and what the current situation is in your area.

Current disruption map from WhatsApp

This disruption map was last updated on 17 May 2022 at 18:27. You can find a more up-to-date version in our fault reporter for WhatsApp. We will also try to help you – as far as possible – with troubleshooting.

Affected cities and regions

• Frankfurt am Main
• Berlin
• Köln
• Düsseldorf

Most common disorders

• Backup hangs (4.15%)
• Receive (7.49%)
• Login (58,97%)
• Android-App (10,27%)
• iOS-App (9,47%)
• Voice Messages (0.99%)
• Location hangs (0.68%)
• Send (7.18%)
• Video Playback (0.80%)

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