WhatsApp: You could have new messages - that's behind it

If the message "You could have new messages" appears on WhatsApp, many users do not know what is behind it. We clarify it.

WhatsApp: you could have new messages - what does that mean?

• WhatsApp often displays the message "You could have new messages" in the status bar of your smartphone. At first glance, this is not very revealing.
• The message usually occurs when your Internet connection does not work at all or only works poorly for a long time.
• A friend may have written a message to you in a chat, but has not yet reached you.
• As soon as you have sufficient internet reception again, the message is received and you can read it on your smartphone. However, the problem with the slow Internet can also exist for the sender of the message.
• Tip: If the problem persists for a longer period of time, you may have deactivated the background data for WhatsApp.

Find out in the next practical tip what can happen if messages arrive late on WhatsApp.