WhatsApp Crash by Clicking on This Simple Link, Here’s How to Fix this Crash Loop

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[{"selector":"#anim-2c85f836-8b3e-4e8f-b769-c294fef0845f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2b147e41-f534-4548-8e76-0bbe1847d0b9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] * WhatsApp users are battling a new kind of bug that’s spreading through an innocuous link sent to them.

[{"selector":"#anim-6795576a-1956-4049-b504-1b5560ec83eb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a8f7aab0-60d3-4be6-b94b-74787d6b38aa","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The link is “wa.me/settings,” which is intended to take users to the settings page of WhatsApp.

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[{"selector":"#anim-683d25fd-b23a-4e33-bb08-f61ba5f562a0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ece4888a-3ee6-4272-8903-9d2bd5f38321","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] WhatsApp Users on Android Are Experiencing Crash Loop Due to a Simple Link Reportedly, sending the shortened link for the native WhatsApp settings page – “wa.me/settings” to someone will cause their WhatsApp app to enter a crash loop. The issue happens only for Android users , and iOS users are safe from the bug.

[{"selector":"#anim-40c2dc8b-d238-4c10-958b-99343e85b447","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6a2d30c0-d086-4c90-af93-52783d16c7c6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] How to Fix WhatsApp Crash Loop Issue? 1. Open WhatsApp Web on your laptop. 2. Sign in to your WhatsApp account by scanning the QR code. 3. Scroll to the chat containing the URL and open it. 4. Delete the text containing the “wa.me/settings” text. 5. The WhatsApp crash loop should be fixed on your device now.