WhatsApp messages are disappearing, and no one knows why

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WhatsApp messages are disappearing, and no one knows why

Dubai - Problems have been reported in the newer Samsung smartphones that have recently hit the market.

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Published: Wed 17 Oct 2018, 1:49 PM

Last updated: Wed 17 Oct 2018, 8:08 PM

Many users are reporting that their old WhatsApp conversations are missing after the company fixed a bug that allowed hackers to crash the app during a call. However, a new problem has surfaced after the bug was fixed with a patch, and no one seems to have the answer, yet.
"I'm starting to realise that my old chats disappeared. It's not archived. The oldest chat went first and day by day they disappeared one by one chronologically. I did reinstall and re-login but it stays the same. I'm using SM-G965F/DS on June security patch. Have this problem since April security patch as long as I remember. Anybody have the same issue?," Adhya, a WhatsApp user, said as she reported the issue on the XDA Developers Forum.
She stated that her messages were missing from her Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus.
Her post was followed by similar complaints from Android smartphone users. "WhatsApp old conversations are disappearing day by day. I checked it in storage management, total message count is decreasing day by day. For example, total messages I sent to someone is 3000, after some days it's showing 2980," another user said.
When contacted, WhatsApp told Adhya to turn off the cleaner or anti-virus application that might be attempting to clean the WhatsApp folder without user knowledge. However, the issue persisted on Adhya's phone up until last month despite disabling the relevant apps, India Today said in a report.


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