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WhatsApp reconnect hang and wedge fixes

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #77337 on 3 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs address a scenario where the WhatsApp bridge becomes permanently disconnected when a version fetch during reconnect hangs indefinitely. Fixes involve adding timeouts and guarding against hangs and unhandled rejections in the reconnect flow.

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  • #77337 fix(whatsapp): guard bridge reconnect against hangs and unhandled rejections

    merged to main

    files: scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js, scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.reconnect.test.mjs, scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge_helpers.js

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #77270 fix(whatsapp): guard bridge reconnect against hangs and unhandled rejections · merged via another change → #77337, #77268, #77298, #75700
  • #77298 fix(whatsapp): add timeout to fetchLatestBaileysVersion to prevent permanent disconnect wedge · duplicate → #77337, #77270
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#77268WhatsApp bridge wedges permanently disconnected if reconnect's version fetch hangs
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  • Pairwise link density 0.50: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. 1.00 means every pair is linked.

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3 Aug 2026

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