Overview
- Users across India reported being unable to log in or sync chats on WhatsApp Web and the desktop app on Friday morning.
- Many complaints described failures scanning QR codes and linking from iPhones, with Android users appearing less affected in early accounts.
- Outage trackers showed a modest spike, with Deccan citing 25 Downdetector reports and Republic noting more than 100 by 10 am IST.
- Posts on X documented pairing errors, QR scans that would not connect, and work disruptions tied to the login problems.
- Republic reported the service appeared to be functioning normally later in the day, and WhatsApp had not issued an official statement.