Anyone else experiencing this major bug in WhatsApp

[Roun]

Hey, I'm actually having the exact same issue and I don't think it's a 'bug' nor is it a problem with Data Sense specifically. I use a number of messaging apps (Whatsapp, Viber, BBM, GroupMe) and the issue is unique to Whatsapp; Viber, for example, works fine when I'm near my limit.

The fix:
Increase your data limit in Data Sense settings, set it to unlimited or turn off Data Sense. After you do any of those, Whatsapp will let you use it again.

The problem:
My take on this though, is that Whatsapp just can't properly detect your Data Sense settings. This message pops up whether or not background data is actually restricted. This is like how Whatsapp will routinely give me an error message while I'm on Battery Saver mode even though I have it set as "allow always" to run in the background. This is a problem with the app that needs to be addressed. They either need to make it so that it can detect Battery/Data saver mode AND whether or not Whatsapp is exempt to these settings OR it needs to not detect these settings at all and function normally at all times.

This is just my two cents.

 

[HafnerMatt]

I have the same problem and I think whatsapp doesn't use push notifications the right way (push notifications should be coming in when Battery-Saver is on). Whatsapp is the only (messenger app) with this problem.

A messenger app doesn't have to work in the Background because it gets the info via Push notifications. Before the 8.1 Update, Whatsapp was the only messenger app with a background task.

Screenshot from Windows Phone 8.0


This problem is definitely a problem the developer should address.

 

[matro]

I have the same problem and I confirm the workaround is to remove the limit in data sense. however, now I have only 100MB out of 1GB per month left, and it was useful to have the smartphone to limit itself with background stuff... and now I have to remove this feature because of a WhatsApp bug... frustrating.

 

[D0gsballs]

Hoping this is fixed in the latest update.