6.45am UPDATE: Although many users appear to be back to normal there's still hundreds of WhatsApp fans who still can't access the app.
Down Detector is showing hundreds of outages this morning with problems continuing across the UK.
11.30 UPDATE: WhatsApp users are continuing to face connection issues tonight, with the popular app still not working for many people.
There is currently no ETA on when WhatsApp will be back online in the UK, however, the support team have provided a short update on the situation.
"WhatsApp is aware of the issue and working to fix it as soon as possible," a spokesperson told Engadget.
While information is still scarce, WhatsApp users around the globe are reporting that the popular messaging app does appear to be coming back online, although it's unclear just how long it will take for all servers to do the same.
10.40PM UPDATE: WhatsApp users across the UK are continuing to face issues tonight with thousands unable to access the app.
Reports are coming in from all areas of Britain and the problems also appear to hitting Europe as well.
The issues began at around 9pm and there's still no word on when things will be back online.
ORIGINAL STORY: WhatsApp is down tonight.
It appears the service went offline at around 9pm with thousands now unable to access the popular messaging service.
Down detector is showing thousands of outages across the UK and other parts of the world including Brazil and the US.
One user wrote on a forum: "Showing Connecting.... Looks like an issue with the service."
Whilst another said: "Whatsapp stopped working for me at 21:13 today."
It's currently unclear what is causing the issues or when things will be back online.
WhatsApp last experienced a major outage on New Year's Eve – with users around the globe reporting down-time.
A spokesperson for the app then said: "Some people have had trouble accessing WhatsApp for a short period today.
"We're working to restore service back to 100 per cent for everyone and we apologise for the inconvenience."
This outage comes as WhatsApp is working on a major update.
The Facebook-owned chat app is testing a new feature that would allow users to pin conversations at the top of the menu within the app.
Those who use WhatsApp as their primary messaging app will be aware the popular chat can get pretty crowded, pretty fast.
This can lead to important conversations being pushed down the list – and lost below the fold.
Thankfully, the ability to pin key conversations presents an elegant solution to the problem. And could save your thumb a lot of scrolling.
WhatsApp beta 2.17.162 and beta 2.17.163 both include the ability to pin three conversations to the top of the chat list.
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