What's up with Whatsapp?!

Now I know that it's silly, but I found myself a little bit lost yesterday after updating Whatsapp from the AppStore. Every time I tried to open the app, it would hang on a blank screen and crash after a couple of seconds. After a quick Google search and look at AppStore reviews, I realised I wasn't the only one with the problem. The only apparent solution was to delete & reinstall the app, which would mean I'd lose my entire chat history. Not really an option.. So I went a ~WHOLE ENTIRE DAY~ without using Whatsapp, and this morning when my boyfriend woke me up as he was getting ready for work, I had another look to see if I could find a solution, and I did!

(This is what the app looked like...)

When you open the app & it freezes, hold down the home button on your iPhone until voice control comes up (I understand this activates Siri on the 4S- I'm not sure if this will be a solution for those people) and then click cancel. Keep doing this until Whatsapp responds. I was met with a black screen after doing this so I pulled down the notification centre and it seemed to work. I had to re-verify my number & then close the app from the app switcher & reopen Whatsapp. From there it was all fine & now I'm able to reply to the insane amount of messages I received yesterday. (Cruelly, you could see your incoming messages as notifications, but couldn't open the app to read them in full/reply...). I'm just glad it's all working again aha.

Today we have a roommate moving in, and a hell of a lot of furniture arriving, so I suppose I'd best get out of bed!

Have a nice day everyone :)

AB x