WhatsApp down. Would you miss it if it never worked again

[dottypotter]

As above WhatsApp not working. Has it affected you yet?

Would certainly miss it and am on it alllllll the time for work. I like the background chatter too (I know others dislike it or worse).

Hate it. It gives people license to bore me with emoji filled crap and I don't have any interest in people wittering at me. I like a to the point text.

I haven't used it since out became part of Facebook

It's like any form of communication though. The only people I whatsapp are people who I have given my details to. Which is my kids, parents, a group of mums I am friends with and a handful of friends. It's exactly the same as someone texting me.

We use whatsapp as I have a work mobile contract where pictures and videos are not included.

Now I'm intrigued, what kind of whatsapp group?

My quote didn't work, that was to @girlfriend44 🤦‍♀️

Mine has been working fine today, and yes I would miss it a lot. It's so so handy

I was really annoyed when my manager recently announced that we would have a work whatsapp where they can put msg's to all staff when shifts need covering etc...thry then added everyone into the group without asking.

Work whatsapp groups are fine as long as you have a work provided mobile phone that can be muted after hours.

I refuse to go on any work related whatsapp groups.

I use it all the time for work and chat with friends etc. But if it vanished something similar would take it's place. Anyone remember ask Jeeves or Bebo or Myspace or Friends Reunited.

It's my main way of communicating with DP we use it to text and video call so i would miss it.

I'm also on a WhatsApp group with friends I travel with, so helpful for that, we used to have a messenger group but don't WhatsApp easier.

Didn't even know it was down. I use it so rarely that it's absence wouldn't matter

Use it to communicate with most people including work and missed it this morning when it was down.

DEF NOT !
I find it overwhelming with all the messages I get and expectations from some people to reply asap. In my social group there are people who actively check when you were last seen online and then moan that you have either been online and not replied to them or not read their message or taken too long to reply or all 3. Cannot turn off last seen status as that then gets questioned and moaned at. I wake up at 6.30 am with messages and I go to sleep with messages. If someone deletes a message on our group chat then private messages are sent to others in the group asking what was deleted. People's last seen status is analysed/commented on/noted. e.g. ''oh I thought nuttynutella was at the cinema, but she's been seen online during the film and hasn't read/replied to my message''

DRAINING

It was out first thing. You probably didn't even notice.

God what a vile and crazy reply.
Sorry if I can't sit on a post forever watching it,some of us have things to do.

I migrated to Signal mainly but also use Telegram. I still have people on whatsapp - I've mentioned them to people I know - a few have migrated. It wouldn't bother me if WhatsApp disappeared - there are plenty of equally good or better messaging apps.

Christ I couldn't cope with that!

@DorritLittle Its totally overwhelming. There are certain people in my social group who are literally glued to their phone. I don't know how they find time to message as much as they do. It's too much and it's becoming an issue for me. I often feel like running over my phone with the car.

If all messaging services went away, it would be awful, but if WhatsApp went away people who i have on it would just move to another platform so I wouldn't really care I have no deep love for whatsapp other than it being where I talk to some friends and would happily replace it if needed, I use a combo of telegram, kakao and WhatsApp.

Yes, I would. I don't tend to use it for messaging individuals, I use it mainly for the local second hand group, school group and sports clubs arrangements/who is driving etc. The teachers also prefer to communicate over What's App. Having said that, I assume another messaging app would take its place if it went. I have most of the groups on silent.

I'd be lost without it. The 'share live location' is brilliant. I track my autistic son while eating my breakfast to make sure he's got to the school bus stop okay. I share location as soon as I leave work so my husband can get the kettle on. It's great when driving to meet up with friends so they know how long I'll be. The kids can go off by themselves in the shopping centre safe in the knowledge we all know where each other are. It's brilliant.

I absolutely would miss it! I live in a different country to my family and it's the main way we keep in touch!

I don't think I would miss it but it is useful for sending photos to someone that you can't do so via text message if they don't have iOS because obviously that costs you. Before WhatsApp, I just used to Messenger.