If you’re trying and failing to use Instagram this morning you are not alone. An annoying glitch hit thousands of users last night with the popular service constantly crashing when being launched. Although the issues appear to have been fixed for the majority of fans, there are still hundreds of reports that Instagram is still crashing for some users. It’s unclear exactly who is affected although some reports suggest that Android phone owners might be suffering more than those with an iPhone. Videos posted online show users opening the application with things then crashing almost immediately.
Down Detector – which monitors outages across the globe – was showing some 17,00 reports per minute being shown by its interactive chart. This has now dropped to around 300 which is clearly not as big but still a significant number. Speaking on its forum page, one user named Emily said: “The app just flashes up for a second and then throws me off.” Whilst another called Ak added: “Can someone confirm if Instagram on android doesn’t load at all??”
Along with those reports on Downdetector, Instagram fans have also rushed to Twitter to vent their frustrations. Posting a tweet, Instagram user Simeon, said: “Why does Instagram keep stopping? Is anyone having this issue?” Another user also tweeted, “Is it just me or does Instagram crash every time you try to open the app too?”
There’s no word from Instagram on when things will be back online although reports are now dropping so hopefully things will be back to normal soon.
The Meta-owned company has now confirmed that there is an ongoing problem and is working on a fix. In a statement sent to Reuter, an Instagram spokesperson said: “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing Instagram. We’re working to get things back to normal and apologise for any inconvenience.”
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