WhatsApp Users Beware: Sending This Innocent-Looking Link Will CRASH The App – Here’s How To Spot It

So any Android users who are experiencing it might have to use the desktop version of WhatsApp to delete the message containing the URL.WhatsApp for desktop can be easily downloaded for Windows PCs and linked to an account using a QR code and a smartphone.

'If already send it than [sic] use WhatsApp web or desktop application to delete this.' Another user said on Twitter that 'childish people' on WhatsApp were sending the URL to group chats to deliberately cause problems for their fellow users on Android devices.MailOnline has contacted Meta, the firm run by Mark Zuckerberg that owns and operates WhatsApp, for comment.

It follows news that WhatsApp may be developing the ability to set up a WhatsApp username, which could let users message people without a phone number.

WhatsApp recently announced users can get their WhatsApp account on up to four additional phones, or five in total.

The feature suits those who have a phone for work and a phone for personal use but still want all their chats under a single WhatsApp account – although some said mistrusting couples will try to log into their partner's account.

In 2021, WhatsApp started letting users connect up to four additional non-phone devices such as PCs and tablets to their account, independently of a phone.This means a user has been able to have, for example, their phone, two tablets and two PCs all running the same single WhatsApp account.

One of WhatsApp's primary rivals, Telegram, already has animated emoji, leading to accusations from some users on Twitter that WhatsApp is 'stealing' the idea.