Technology
WhatsApp Users Report Global Media Sharing Outage
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THE BRIEF
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WhatsApp users globally reported significant issues sharing multimedia files like photos, videos, and GIFs on August 10, 2026, while text messaging remained functional for many.
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Downdetector data indicated that 41 percent of complaints involved messaging, 40 percent related to app performance, and 13 percent concerned notifications across countries including India, the UK, and Brazil.
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Despite users attempting to restart devices and reinstall the app, the disruption persisted, and Meta had not issued an official statement regarding the cause of the multimedia upload failures.