Facebook Messenger is DOWN: App crashes for thousands of frustrated users across the UK
- According to DownDetector, the issue started at around 15:08 GMT
- 81% of users have reported problems receiving messages on the app
- Facebook yet to comment on the outage, despite there being over 4,000 reports
It’s the go-to messaging app for many people around the world, but it appears that Facebook Messenger has crashed this afternoon.
According to DownDetector, the issue started at around 15:08 GMT, and is affecting users across the UK.
While the reason for the outage remains unclear, of those who reported issues, 81 per cent said they were having issues receiving messages, while 18 per cent were struggling to log in.
MailOnline has contacted Facebook for comment.
It’s the go-to messaging app for many people around the world, but it appears that Facebook Messenger has crashed this afternoon
Facebook is yet to comment on the outage, although many frustrated users have taken to Twitter to discuss it.
One user said: ‘Facebook Messenger is down again for the second time this week. Its starting to become a very unreliable platform.’
Another added: ‘Anybody else having issues with Facebook messenger? I’m trying to respond to someone and constantly have a “Connecting…” message up at the top of the thread. This has happened on both the website and in the iOS app.’
And one joked: ‘Facebook messenger down. I wondered why I wasn’t getting a reply from my best friend.’
The main issue appears to be with Facebook Messenger, which has been reported over 4,000 times.
However, it seems that some users are also having problems with Facebook itself.
On DownDetector, Facebook has been reported as having issues over 677 times.
MailOnline tried to access Facebook and did not experience any issues on both desktop and on the iOS app.
BEST WHATSAPP ALTERNATIVES
If you’re considering deleting WhatsApp, you’ll be happy to hear that there are several alternative apps to choose from:
1. Telegram
With more than 400 million users, Telegram is one of the most popular WhatsApp alternatives.
While it looks very similar to WhatsApp, what sets it apart is the fact that it gives the option to set messages to self-destruct after a given period of time, leaving no trace.
Telegram also offers end-to-end encryption.
However, as a WhatsApp spokesperson pointed out, Telegram ‘does not offer end-to-end encryption by default so it’s not necessarily more secure than WhatsApp’.
2. Signal
Signal is one of the most secure messaging apps, thanks to the fact that it is open-source.
This means that the code for the app is publicly available to view, making it near-impossible for the app’s creators to sneak in any backdoors that could allow governments or hackers to spy on your messages.
3. iMessage
If you use an iPhone, you may consider simply switching to iMessage, Apple’s own messaging app.
The app has a number of impressive features included no character limits, the ability to send pictures and videos, and of course Apple’s animated emoji feature, Animoji.
Unfortunately, iMessage is only available for iPhone users, so you’ll struggle to interact with anyone using an Android.
4. Google Messages
Google’s answer to iMessage is Google Messages, an Android-only messaging service.
The app replaces your standard SMS app, and integrates with all of Google’s apps and services, making it easy to share images or use Google Assistant.
5. Facebook Messenger
If you were put off using WhatsApp due to its sharing of data with Facebook, Facebook Messenger may not be the best option for you.
However, the app offers a number of helpful features, including games, secret conversations and video calls.
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