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TL;DR
- When you ship somebody a shortened URL, it’ll trigger a WhatsApp crash loop on Android.
- The URL is “wa.me/settings,” which might usually take you to the WhatsApp settings web page.
- The crash loop will occur each time you open up the affected chat. Deleting that message is the one repair for now.
Since WhatsApp is the preferred messaging service globally, one can solely think about the variety of URLs despatched and acquired day by day on the platform. One URL, although, seems to be wreaking havoc on the Android model of WhatsApp.
As first noticed by Brute Bee on Twitter and verified by Android Authority, sending the URL “wa.me/settings” causes a WhatsApp crash loop. It solely seems to be an issue on the Android model of the app however does seem to have an effect on each the patron and enterprise variations. The gadget we examined this on was working model 2.23.10.77, though different variations may also be affected.
Usually, “wa.me/settings” would hyperlink to WhatsApp’s settings. Nevertheless, with this bug, it crashes the app fully. When it restarts, issues work usually, however should you attempt to entry the chat once more, it’ll provoke the crash loop. This may be replicated again and again. Fortunately, no different chats are affected, so you possibly can keep away from the crash loop by merely not opening that individual chat once more.
To repair the issue, the best workaround is to make use of WhatsApp on the net — which isn’t affected by the bug — and delete the message with the URL. This may return issues again to regular.
Hopefully, Meta will repair this WhatsApp crash loop quickly. Within the meantime, the beforehand talked about workaround is your finest repair if you end up affected.
