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⚪ PayPal's in-app checkout decided to ghost merchants worldwide, then ghosted back. The web view had an existential crisis but apparently found itself. Crisis averted, wallets can resume their normal anxiety. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)

⏰ Aug 04, 2026 Fixed (for now) spotted via status_rss

// The official story

Resolved: Impact to PayPal Checkout in Merchant Native Mobile Apps (PP-LIVE-107938)

// Status page says

Resolved: The issue has been resolved. Initial Notification: We are currently experiencing Degraded Performance affecting customers checking out with PayPal within merchants native mobile apps using the in-app web view. Our team is working on resolving the issue and mitigating the impact. Affected Regions: Global

🔗 Official status page (for the PR-approved version)

https://www.paypal-status.com/history/eventdetails/107938

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