WhatsApp Android beta 2.18.109 timestamp bug on Android phones fixed with latest update

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Apr 15, 2018, 01:44 PM IST

An update to resolve an issue of ‘Day’ bug that’s affecting a handful of Android users using the WhatsApp beta version 2.18.109 has been released, reports WABetaInfo.

An update to resolve an issue of ‘Day’ bug that’s affecting a handful of Android users using the WhatsApp beta version 2.18.109 has been released, reports WABetaInfo.

An earlier report from the same source had claimed that WhatsApp’s latest beta version 2.18.109 was affected by the ‘mysterious bug’ that replaced timestamps with ASCI codes. WhatsApp beta version 2.18.109 for Android was first released on April 12.

Timestamps for chats on the WhatsApp beta version for Android were showing as “89ESTERDAY and “84ODAY” instead of “Yesterday” and “Today”.  The bug was changing the first alphabets of the timestamps with ASCII codes. As soon as the bug was reported online, the WhatsApp team had pushed an update that fixed the issue.

If you're among the users who were annoyed by the faulty timestamps, you can download the latest WhatsApp beta version on your device by visiting Google Play. You can also download its APK file directly from APK Mirror.