WhatsApp has been removed from the Windows Phone store due to technical issues found when the app is used on Windows Phone 8.1.
Developers designing a beta version of the app on the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system apparently found that it didn’t run as planned, and - in some cases - didn’t work at all.
Even though the app still works on Windows Phone 8, it has been completely removed from the store. Any attempts to find it return an error.
Rumours have already begun to circulate the app may have been withdrawn due to an impending update for the incoming Windows Phone OS.
A statement to Windows Phone Central read: “Unfortunately due to technical issues, we have chosen to un-publish WhatsApp Messenger on the Windows Phone platform.
"We are working closely with Microsoft to resolve the issues and hope to return to the store shortly. We apologise to our users for the temporary inconvenience.”
Those who already have the app installed shouldn’t worry, however, as it will continue to work as normal. WhatsApp still lists Windows Phone as a supported platform on its website, but the link directs to the currently inactive download page.
WhatsApp was bought up by Facebook in February 2014 in a deal worth $19 billion (£11 billion). Founder Jan Koum dismissed fears following the acquisition that users of the messaging platform would be prone to snooping: “If partnering with Facebook meant that we had to change our values, we wouldn’t have done it,” he said
Read more: http://www.itpro.co.uk/apps/22299/whatsapp-for-windows-phone-pulled-due-to-81-bug#ixzz32SOkVJhf
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