FACEBOOK MESSENGER is suffering an outage in the UK and mainland Europe this morning, with chat app users unable to send or receive messages.
Facebook Messenger is down in the UK and Europe, users have reportedFACEBOOK • GETTY
Facebook Messenger is down in the UK and Europe, users have reported
Facebook Messenger appears to be down for users in the UK and across mainland Europe.
The hugely-successful chat app is purportedly experiencing an outage, with hundreds of users unable to send or receive messages, photos, or video.
Facebook Messenger started to suffer problems at around 9am GMT.
The UK and Europe appear to be the worst hit by the outage, however, reports of problems with Facebook Messenger have streamed-in from locations across the globe.
Hundreds of Facebook Messenger users are experiencing problems with the appDOWNDETECTOR
Hundreds of Facebook Messenger users are experiencing problems with the app
Independent website DownDetector, which tracks social comments around a certain topic to monitor outages across the globe, has mapped the problems.
According to DownDetector data, hundreds of Facebook Messenger users are complaining about interruptions to the service every minute.
Some 53 per cent of those encountering issues are unable to receive text messages.
According to DownDetector, 46 per cent cannot login to the chat app.
The news follows as Facebook updated its popular chat app to support live location sharing.
Facebook Messenger users across Europe have been left unable to use the app
Facebook Messenger users across Europe have been left unable to use the app
Live Location allows Messenger users will be able to broadcast their location using the app for up to an hour - making meeting up easier than ever.
The service is not always tracking, as users will be able to choose exactly when they share their location, and who sees it.
Messenger users can launch the new service by tapping on the new ‘location’ icon displayed above their chat message.
This will then open up a map showing your current location, along with the option to share this with the person you are chatting with.
Once activated, your friend will be able to see your movements for an hour, with changes reflected in real time.
The service will also show how long it would take to get to the other person’s location by car, but you can also choose to tap anywhere on the map to arrange to meet there instead.
You can stop sharing your location at any time during this period by tapping on the ’Stop Sharing’ button that appears in the map windows.
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