Instant messaging and photo sharing platform Snapchat is down. Users have complained that they are having trouble sending messages or snaps to their contacts. There have been a lot of complaints about the glitch in this app on DownDetector as well. According to the website, the trouble in Snapchat started at 11:30. Even till the time of writing the news, users are reporting disturbances in the app.
Outage tracker Downdetector has received complaints from almost 9,000 users, with problems appearing to have started around 7 am. Here is what we currently know.
Snapchat has not formally admitted that there are problems. However, because its Snapchat Support Twitter account has been responding to people, it is aware that users are unable to send snaps.
“Hi! See if we can be of assistance. It advised users to “Send us a DM with some details on what’s occurring, and we’ll take it from there.”
Memes regarding Snapchat’s outage have also been widely disseminated on Twitter and other social media platforms. One user wrote, “Whenever Snapchat goes down it confirms how much I need it to be social.”
The majority of users claim that emptying your cache will not solve the issue, despite some users’ suggestions to the contrary.
According to Down Detector's outage map, Snapchat glitches in India have been reported from cities like Chandigarh, Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Surat, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Lucknow, and Patna.