4.66★ from 29,985,209 ratings · 559 negative reviews read in 2 storefronts · 16 complaints
Account blocked or banned without explanation
68of the 559 read·12%
Accounts repeatedly restricted or permanently blocked with no clear reason given; support provides only AI responses.
Germany 40 · United States 28 · joined from 2 wordings
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“Very disappointing — WhatsApp has become a nightmare for legitimate businesses. My account has been repeatedly restricted for no clear reason. The restriction expires, then it happens again. I tried to link a second phone to manage business conversations, and after several failed attempts I was locked out for “too many verification requests”. Now I can't even log in. Support? AI-generated replies telling me to…” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Garbage — I was just unregistered from my number” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“It is not reliable anymore now — The company is changing and so the policy. With no reason they are banning the account and on the other side i see people scamming their accounts are not being monitored. Need to find other reliable option.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Unjustly Ban — Why is my WhatsApp number permanently ban. I’m certain I didn’t violate any terms of service. Please a human should review this and not bot or A.I” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
App crashes, freezes, or becomes unresponsive
43of the 559 read·8%
App crashes on startup, freezes during use, or hangs while typing; force quit required; issues persist after reinstall.
Germany 26 · United States 17 · joined from 2 wordings
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“Frozen Screen after new installation — Bought a new IPhone 17 Pro installed WhatsApp fresh wanted to set it up new but it doesn't work the screen is frozen at the policy new start and new installation didn't help when is the update coming” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Doesn't work — Only the welcome page appears and that you should agree to the privacy policy. The page is frozen and nothing can be clicked” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“doesn't work on the ipad anymore — for two weeks the app freezes on the ipad, even after a complete reinstall” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Buggy and Spam Heavy — Currently very glitchy. Not a fan but I use it for one conversation.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
New features forced on users; useful functions removed; app becomes harder to use and cluttered with unnecessary additions.
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“New sidebar — The new sidebar can't be turned off. WhatsApp runs in the background all day for me while I work in the browser. I used to be able to see new messages, now I only see the sidebar.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“What's this supposed to be ?? — Why are you forcing a minimum width for the WhatsApp window? I want to decide for myself how big the left navigation bar, the chat list and the message area should be. Currently the window on my MacBook Pro is significantly larger than 50% of the screen width and therefore no longer usable for me, because I need the other half for the messenger!!” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Used to be good — Meanwhile the app is massively cluttered with stuff you don't need at all.” — ★★☆☆☆ · German
Unable to log in or keeps getting logged out
31of the 559 read·6%
Users cannot log back in after being logged out, don't receive SMS or phone verification codes, and get stuck in verification loops.
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“Bug issue — I think they’re having issue cos they logged me out just to update the app they started telling me that I should download the official WhatsApp that my ios whatever” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Unable to login — I was kicked out from by account and my profile picture changed. when I try to login back no otp send to my number” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Problem sms number verification — Logged out from whatsapp 1week ago —now and i cant login in my number — when i put in sms verification i dont received any sms verification and when i do phone call verification they told me to wait 1h — already done last update and anything is working” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
Frequent forced updates causing problems
18of the 559 read·3%
Constant updates break features, introduce new bugs, consume storage; updates are mandatory and unwelcome.
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“Annoying — Forced update upgrade” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Update — Every day an update, seriously? My call is loud the whole night instead of silent and my screen is bright. WhatsApp is getting annoying slowly” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Frequent updates... — no one can make that many mistakes -bug fixes...- WhatsApp does its job, but is annoying with frequent updates.” — ★★☆☆☆ · German
Data privacy and collection by Meta
14of the 559 read·3%
Users object to data sharing with Meta, profiling, lack of true privacy despite marketing claims.
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“Meta — Data octopus” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Data usage and forced advertising — Really sad how a formerly good idea gets turned into commercial goals and data protection is disregarded to create profiles and then bombard you with ads. The more data that gets pooled together the greater the potential for abuse and then hiding behind weakened terms and conditions which is legally dubious but still wrong. Sanctions need to really hurt so that corporate goals and…” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Login and data... — The login doesn't work for me that's totally stupid and besides I wouldn't give my data to Meta so they can create a profile of me!!!” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Verification code not sent or received
13of the 559 read·2%
SMS or verification codes fail to arrive during registration or account recovery; users locked out and unable to proceed.
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“Verification impossible — How can you have such a bad verification system. Wanted to switch from iPhone to Android. WhatsApp kicks me out during the transfer. Now I can't verify myself on either the new or the old phone because "the code could not be sent" I've been trying for hours no success.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“So much for simple and reliable — I've been trying for hours to get a verification code. By help I understand something different than being told by AI what WhatsApp already told me, that I should try again after the time has expired.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“A security problem—but no real support — My WhatsApp account was hacked and I haven't had access since. The verification code doesn't come via SMS, the automated voice calls drop and only lead to new lockout periods. Although I've contacted support multiple times, I only receive repeated AI standard responses. In them I'm supposed to change settings within the app—even though I explicitly explained that I can't even…” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Chat transfer and backup processes fail or corrupt data
11of the 559 read·2%
Transferring chats between phones is buggy and breaks if any file is corrupted; backups incomplete or fail entirely.
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“Transfer very buggy — It took me 9 hours to transfer my chats from android to iPhone. If there’s one corrupted video or chat in the whole backlog, the transfer process breaks completely and you have to reset the phone and start over. I think this should have been fixed a long time ago.” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Worst “Backup” Imaginable — What a poorly made backup where you cannot transfer your messages from Android to iPhone without erasing your entire iPhone It’s 2026 there’re supposed to be laws against this but, anyhow…” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Endless problems — My WhatsApp backup was simply destroyed and memories from decades were just deleted. There is no support. There is no security and there is no protection against surveillance by this overreaching state. If you click on the message that someone called, it immediately calls back just annoying anymore. The quality is so bad that it reminds of video telephony from the two-thousands years.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Account repeatedly placed under review for no reason
11of the 559 read·2%
Accounts constantly flagged for review, restricting message sending and status posting, with no clear reason or resolution.
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“Terrible — Keeps of restricting my account for no reason, usually I get my account back after a few hours but this time it’s been 5 days. I still can’t login!!!” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Auto messaging — I don’t text at all so I use the voice text feature and if I do it too much WhatsApp puts my account review. It’s very annoying therefore I have to switch over to telegram.” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“WhatsApp login — I think WhatsApp has lost its value, I don’t know why my WhatsApp has been giving me issue ever since I deleted & downloaded it & when I checked online alot of people have been complaining to, I will urge you people to sort out this issue for us user. Issues of temporary ban & inability to login back on WhatsApp after it was log out by WhatsApp. I think if you don’t tackle this issue then you will…” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
Voice messages fail to send or play
9of the 559 read·2%
Audio and voice message features frequently fail to send or load after updates; users must retry repeatedly.
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“Latest update is the worst... — Great when voice messages sometimes have to be recorded and sent multiple times until it works... until the last update it worked flawlessly. Also I can't see anyone's online status anymore... despite the rich privacy settings...” — ★★☆☆☆ · German“Sorachnachrichten lassen sich nicht laden — Nach dem Update lassen sich die Audios nicht mehr laden!” — ★☆☆☆☆“Voice messages — Since the last update I can't record and send any more. Can't play incoming ones. Please fix urgently” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Permanent status info changed to temporary duration
9of the 559 read·2%
Info field now only stays visible for limited time and must be renewed; users want permanent status back.
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“Where did the permanent profile info go? — Basically everything works solid. I just don't understand why you have to constantly add new features that nobody needs and get rid of other proven things. I want the permanent status / info text in the profile back and not just be able to enter it for a limited time!” — ★★☆☆☆ · German“gets worse and worse — Whatsapp gets worse and worse, I just wanted to check what's up with my status or info, and suddenly I can't set my info permanently anymore. Instead only for a certain time and now I've also found out that you can't delete messages for everyone anymore. Instead of Whatsapp getting updates, it gets downgrades. Really a shame.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Info (formerly Status) — I would like to have the old status function back. I recently changed my info and I don't think it's good that it's only shown for a limited time… I would like to have the option in the "Duration" function to set my info to "Unlimited" again, so that the info doesn't disappear after a few hours or days.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Poor quality for photos, videos, and status
8of the 559 read·1%
Photos and videos in status appear blurry, low quality, or don't upload; video quality is poor overall.
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“Very great app — Anytime I post something up on my story it looks so blurry I wish what’s app can look in to that and fix it it was never like this please I love WhatsApp please fix the status blurry” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Complains — WhatsApp picture and status quality is so bad!! It’s absolutely annoying!! Sometime it makes WhatsApp a joke” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Audio bug — You can't hear my statuses or my contacts' statuses” — ★★☆☆☆ · Spanish
Photos automatically saved despite being disabled
7of the 559 read·1%
Photos and media automatically download and save to device even when auto-save is explicitly turned off.
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“Automatic Download — Recently WhatsApp decided to automatically save all photos even though this is explicitly disabled. This also happens with old photos and videos!! Super annoying fix immediately!” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Images are saved twice — Images are saved twice on the iPhone after receipt” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“The photos won't delete — I want to delete the photos on WhatsApp but they keep coming back, It's not possible to delete them because as soon as I open WhatsApp again they're there. Please fix the error thanks” — ★★☆☆☆ · German
Blur effect removed when selecting messages
5of the 559 read·1%
The blur or frosted glass effect that appeared when highlighting text on iPhone was removed, making the interface less polished.
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“The blur effect when you highlight a text on iPhone — I am extremely disappointed that the blur effect that previously appeared when highlighting text on iPhone has been removed. I found this feature both useful and visually appealing, and I do not understand the reasoning behind removing it. Its absence makes the text-selection experience feel less polished and unnecessarily changes something that was already…” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“fix your fuckup — everything was fine until you removed the blur when selecting a message, why do you remove good things and make the app shittier without fixing errors like audiovideos that don't record, audios that don't record either, or the states interface that gets stuck and you have to open and close the app?” — ★☆☆☆☆ · Spanish“The new update — This new update isn’t making no sense. How can you tap on your message and it won’t get blur?” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
New rounded chat bubbles look bad
4of the 559 read·1%
Recent update made chat message bubbles more rounded, which users find visually unappealing and want reverted.
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“Bad UI Design — Recent update made text bubbles more rounded, looks hideous! Please include the ability to modify rounding or revert to the previous design.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Round chat bubbles — It arrives on all phones except iPhone 11 and whatsapp for business also has it” — ★☆☆☆☆ · Spanish“You're worthless bro — You do everything wrong dude what the hell are those chat bubbles seriously everything you do is wrong bring it back to how it was before dude seriously you're worthless shit” — ★☆☆☆☆ · Spanish
Parental controls lock account without consent
3of the 559 read·1%
Accounts locked under parental controls without user permission; verified age doesn't unlock them; Meta support unable to help.
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“Please help me remove this unauthorized restriction and restore access to my account. — I am over 18, but my boyfriend intentionally placed my account under parental controls without my consent. I have already verified my date of birth in Meta Accounts Center, but I am still locked out and unable to access WhatsApp. I have contacted support, but nothing has worked. I don’t understand why you allow this kind of…” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Remove parental control — Remove parental control it doesn't work at all I was left with my phone with limitations I can't post statuses” — ★☆☆☆☆ · Spanish“Kids account. — Kids’ accounts should not have access to WhatsApp channels, status and Meta AI. My friend tried to do the private Meta AI and verified her age and it disabled her account even though it’s parent-managed.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
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Germany
4.60★ from 3,597,834 ratings · version 26.38.74 · 323 of the last 565 written reviews are one or two stars
Account blocked or banned without explanation
40of the 300 read·13%
Accounts repeatedly restricted or permanently blocked with no clear reason given; support provides only AI responses.
›read 3 of these reviews
“Very disappointing — WhatsApp has become a nightmare for legitimate businesses. My account has been repeatedly restricted for no clear reason. The restriction expires, then it happens again. I tried to link a second phone to manage business conversations, and after several failed attempts I was locked out for “too many verification requests”. Now I can't even log in. Support? AI-generated replies telling me to…” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Garbage — I was just unregistered from my number” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“It is not reliable anymore now — The company is changing and so the policy. With no reason they are banning the account and on the other side i see people scamming their accounts are not being monitored. Need to find other reliable option.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
New features forced on users; useful functions removed; app becomes harder to use and cluttered with unnecessary additions.
›read 3 of these reviews
“New sidebar — The new sidebar can't be turned off. WhatsApp runs in the background all day for me while I work in the browser. I used to be able to see new messages, now I only see the sidebar.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“What's this supposed to be ?? — Why are you forcing a minimum width for the WhatsApp window? I want to decide for myself how big the left navigation bar, the chat list and the message area should be. Currently the window on my MacBook Pro is significantly larger than 50% of the screen width and therefore no longer usable for me, because I need the other half for the messenger!!” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Used to be good — Meanwhile the app is massively cluttered with stuff you don't need at all.” — ★★☆☆☆ · German
App crashes, freezes, or becomes unresponsive
26of the 300 read·9%
App crashes on startup, freezes during use, or hangs while typing; force quit required; issues persist after reinstall.
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“Frozen Screen after new installation — Bought a new IPhone 17 Pro installed WhatsApp fresh wanted to set it up new but it doesn't work the screen is frozen at the policy new start and new installation didn't help when is the update coming” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Doesn't work — Only the welcome page appears and that you should agree to the privacy policy. The page is frozen and nothing can be clicked” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“doesn't work on the ipad anymore — for two weeks the app freezes on the ipad, even after a complete reinstall” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Frequent forced updates causing problems
18of the 300 read·6%
Constant updates break features, introduce new bugs, consume storage; updates are mandatory and unwelcome.
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“Annoying — Forced update upgrade” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Update — Every day an update, seriously? My call is loud the whole night instead of silent and my screen is bright. WhatsApp is getting annoying slowly” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Frequent updates... — no one can make that many mistakes -bug fixes...- WhatsApp does its job, but is annoying with frequent updates.” — ★★☆☆☆ · German
Data privacy and collection by Meta
14of the 300 read·5%
Users object to data sharing with Meta, profiling, lack of true privacy despite marketing claims.
›read 3 of these reviews
“Meta — Data octopus” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Data usage and forced advertising — Really sad how a formerly good idea gets turned into commercial goals and data protection is disregarded to create profiles and then bombard you with ads. The more data that gets pooled together the greater the potential for abuse and then hiding behind weakened terms and conditions which is legally dubious but still wrong. Sanctions need to really hurt so that corporate goals and…” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Login and data... — The login doesn't work for me that's totally stupid and besides I wouldn't give my data to Meta so they can create a profile of me!!!” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Verification code not sent or received
13of the 300 read·4%
SMS or verification codes fail to arrive during registration or account recovery; users locked out and unable to proceed.
›read 3 of these reviews
“Verification impossible — How can you have such a bad verification system. Wanted to switch from iPhone to Android. WhatsApp kicks me out during the transfer. Now I can't verify myself on either the new or the old phone because "the code could not be sent" I've been trying for hours no success.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“So much for simple and reliable — I've been trying for hours to get a verification code. By help I understand something different than being told by AI what WhatsApp already told me, that I should try again after the time has expired.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“A security problem—but no real support — My WhatsApp account was hacked and I haven't had access since. The verification code doesn't come via SMS, the automated voice calls drop and only lead to new lockout periods. Although I've contacted support multiple times, I only receive repeated AI standard responses. In them I'm supposed to change settings within the app—even though I explicitly explained that I can't even…” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Chat transfer and backup processes fail or corrupt data
11of the 300 read·4%
Transferring chats between phones is buggy and breaks if any file is corrupted; backups incomplete or fail entirely.
›read 3 of these reviews
“Transfer very buggy — It took me 9 hours to transfer my chats from android to iPhone. If there’s one corrupted video or chat in the whole backlog, the transfer process breaks completely and you have to reset the phone and start over. I think this should have been fixed a long time ago.” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Worst “Backup” Imaginable — What a poorly made backup where you cannot transfer your messages from Android to iPhone without erasing your entire iPhone It’s 2026 there’re supposed to be laws against this but, anyhow…” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Endless problems — My WhatsApp backup was simply destroyed and memories from decades were just deleted. There is no support. There is no security and there is no protection against surveillance by this overreaching state. If you click on the message that someone called, it immediately calls back just annoying anymore. The quality is so bad that it reminds of video telephony from the two-thousands years.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Voice messages fail to send or play
9of the 300 read·3%
Audio and voice message features frequently fail to send or load after updates; users must retry repeatedly.
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“Latest update is the worst... — Great when voice messages sometimes have to be recorded and sent multiple times until it works... until the last update it worked flawlessly. Also I can't see anyone's online status anymore... despite the rich privacy settings...” — ★★☆☆☆ · German“Sorachnachrichten lassen sich nicht laden — Nach dem Update lassen sich die Audios nicht mehr laden!” — ★☆☆☆☆“Voice messages — Since the last update I can't record and send any more. Can't play incoming ones. Please fix urgently” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Permanent status info changed to temporary duration
9of the 300 read·3%
Info field now only stays visible for limited time and must be renewed; users want permanent status back.
›read 3 of these reviews
“Where did the permanent profile info go? — Basically everything works solid. I just don't understand why you have to constantly add new features that nobody needs and get rid of other proven things. I want the permanent status / info text in the profile back and not just be able to enter it for a limited time!” — ★★☆☆☆ · German“gets worse and worse — Whatsapp gets worse and worse, I just wanted to check what's up with my status or info, and suddenly I can't set my info permanently anymore. Instead only for a certain time and now I've also found out that you can't delete messages for everyone anymore. Instead of Whatsapp getting updates, it gets downgrades. Really a shame.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Info (formerly Status) — I would like to have the old status function back. I recently changed my info and I don't think it's good that it's only shown for a limited time… I would like to have the option in the "Duration" function to set my info to "Unlimited" again, so that the info doesn't disappear after a few hours or days.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German
Photos automatically saved despite being disabled
7of the 300 read·2%
Photos and media automatically download and save to device even when auto-save is explicitly turned off.
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“Automatic Download — Recently WhatsApp decided to automatically save all photos even though this is explicitly disabled. This also happens with old photos and videos!! Super annoying fix immediately!” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“Images are saved twice — Images are saved twice on the iPhone after receipt” — ★☆☆☆☆ · German“The photos won't delete — I want to delete the photos on WhatsApp but they keep coming back, It's not possible to delete them because as soon as I open WhatsApp again they're there. Please fix the error thanks” — ★★☆☆☆ · German
Apple publishes the most recent written reviews, up to five hundred, and that is what was read — not a search for bad ones. Why so many of them are angry. The complaints above come from the 300 most recent negative ones. Newest review 24 days ago (06.09.2026), last collected 23 days ago.
United States
4.68★ from 18,687,721 ratings · version 26.38.74 · 259 of the last 654 written reviews are one or two stars
Unable to log in or keeps getting logged out
31of the 259 read·12%
Users cannot log back in after being logged out, don't receive SMS or phone verification codes, and get stuck in verification loops.
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“Bug issue — I think they’re having issue cos they logged me out just to update the app they started telling me that I should download the official WhatsApp that my ios whatever” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Unable to login — I was kicked out from by account and my profile picture changed. when I try to login back no otp send to my number” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Problem sms number verification — Logged out from whatsapp 1week ago —now and i cant login in my number — when i put in sms verification i dont received any sms verification and when i do phone call verification they told me to wait 1h — already done last update and anything is working” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
Account banned repeatedly with no explanation
28of the 259 read·11%
Accounts get banned constantly for no reason, sometimes multiple times per day or week, with no clear explanation and no successful appeal process.
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“Unjustly Ban — Why is my WhatsApp number permanently ban. I’m certain I didn’t violate any terms of service. Please a human should review this and not bot or A.I” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Why are they banning my WhatsApp every two days now, it’s becoming so annoying — Why are they banning my WhatsApp every two days now, it’s becoming so annoying” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Always Banning my number — WhatsApp sucks! They always ban my number for no reason. Even when I try to open a new account, they ban it immediately during the registration process. This is sick! I’ve lost a lot bcos my number has been permanently suspended. I can’t even request for a review, I can’t even create a new account with a different phone number.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
App crashes, freezes, or becomes unresponsive
17of the 259 read·7%
App freezes on chat list, crashes on opening, becomes unresponsive, or requires reinstalling to work again.
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“Buggy and Spam Heavy — Currently very glitchy. Not a fan but I use it for one conversation.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Whatsap hanging — Whatsap not opening for me to access” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Freezing — Why WhatsApp keeps freezing for about two months now” — ★★☆☆☆ · English
Account repeatedly placed under review for no reason
11of the 259 read·4%
Accounts constantly flagged for review, restricting message sending and status posting, with no clear reason or resolution.
›read 3 of these reviews
“Terrible — Keeps of restricting my account for no reason, usually I get my account back after a few hours but this time it’s been 5 days. I still can’t login!!!” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Auto messaging — I don’t text at all so I use the voice text feature and if I do it too much WhatsApp puts my account review. It’s very annoying therefore I have to switch over to telegram.” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“WhatsApp login — I think WhatsApp has lost its value, I don’t know why my WhatsApp has been giving me issue ever since I deleted & downloaded it & when I checked online alot of people have been complaining to, I will urge you people to sort out this issue for us user. Issues of temporary ban & inability to login back on WhatsApp after it was log out by WhatsApp. I think if you don’t tackle this issue then you will…” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
Poor quality for photos, videos, and status
8of the 259 read·3%
Photos and videos in status appear blurry, low quality, or don't upload; video quality is poor overall.
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“Very great app — Anytime I post something up on my story it looks so blurry I wish what’s app can look in to that and fix it it was never like this please I love WhatsApp please fix the status blurry” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Complains — WhatsApp picture and status quality is so bad!! It’s absolutely annoying!! Sometime it makes WhatsApp a joke” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Audio bug — You can't hear my statuses or my contacts' statuses” — ★★☆☆☆ · Spanish
Blur effect removed when selecting messages
5of the 259 read·2%
The blur or frosted glass effect that appeared when highlighting text on iPhone was removed, making the interface less polished.
›read 3 of these reviews
“The blur effect when you highlight a text on iPhone — I am extremely disappointed that the blur effect that previously appeared when highlighting text on iPhone has been removed. I found this feature both useful and visually appealing, and I do not understand the reasoning behind removing it. Its absence makes the text-selection experience feel less polished and unnecessarily changes something that was already…” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“fix your fuckup — everything was fine until you removed the blur when selecting a message, why do you remove good things and make the app shittier without fixing errors like audiovideos that don't record, audios that don't record either, or the states interface that gets stuck and you have to open and close the app?” — ★☆☆☆☆ · Spanish“The new update — This new update isn’t making no sense. How can you tap on your message and it won’t get blur?” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
New rounded chat bubbles look bad
4of the 259 read·2%
Recent update made chat message bubbles more rounded, which users find visually unappealing and want reverted.
›read 3 of these reviews
“Bad UI Design — Recent update made text bubbles more rounded, looks hideous! Please include the ability to modify rounding or revert to the previous design.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Round chat bubbles — It arrives on all phones except iPhone 11 and whatsapp for business also has it” — ★☆☆☆☆ · Spanish“You're worthless bro — You do everything wrong dude what the hell are those chat bubbles seriously everything you do is wrong bring it back to how it was before dude seriously you're worthless shit” — ★☆☆☆☆ · Spanish
Parental controls lock account without consent
3of the 259 read·1%
Accounts locked under parental controls without user permission; verified age doesn't unlock them; Meta support unable to help.
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“Please help me remove this unauthorized restriction and restore access to my account. — I am over 18, but my boyfriend intentionally placed my account under parental controls without my consent. I have already verified my date of birth in Meta Accounts Center, but I am still locked out and unable to access WhatsApp. I have contacted support, but nothing has worked. I don’t understand why you allow this kind of…” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Remove parental control — Remove parental control it doesn't work at all I was left with my phone with limitations I can't post statuses” — ★☆☆☆☆ · Spanish“Kids account. — Kids’ accounts should not have access to WhatsApp channels, status and Meta AI. My friend tried to do the private Meta AI and verified her age and it disabled her account even though it’s parent-managed.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English
Apple publishes the most recent written reviews, up to five hundred, and that is what was read — not a search for bad ones. Why so many of them are angry. The complaints above come from the 259 most recent negative ones. Newest review 23 days ago (07.09.2026), last collected 22 days ago.
Britain
4.70★ from 4,192,416 ratings · version 26.38.74
We have not read this app's reviews yet. Apple rations that feed to about one page per address every ten minutes and refuses datacentre addresses, so the reading is done by hand — the rating above is live, the complaints are not there yet.
Apple publishes the most recent written reviews, up to five hundred, and that is what was read — not a search for bad ones. Why so many of them are angry. The complaints above come from the 0 most recent negative ones. Newest review never, last collected never.
France
4.56★ from 3,507,238 ratings · version 26.38.74
We have not read this app's reviews yet. Apple rations that feed to about one page per address every ten minutes and refuses datacentre addresses, so the reading is done by hand — the rating above is live, the complaints are not there yet.
Apple publishes the most recent written reviews, up to five hundred, and that is what was read — not a search for bad ones. Why so many of them are angry. The complaints above come from the 0 most recent negative ones. Newest review never, last collected never.