There are many reports from around the globe tonight that confirm Instagram keeps crashing for a lot of users.
Sites that track when a popular app is down are also backing up these reports, with many revealing large numbers of affected users.
Instagram is down in other areas as well, with some users confirming that they can’t get past the login screen.
“It's been down in Las Vegas for almost 4 hours now so hopefully by tomorrow it's up,” one user wrote.
While another added: “I have an Android phone. Crashed shortly after I made a post. I haven't heard if it's affected iPhone.”
There have been no new reports posted on Instagram's other social media accounts, so it’s currently unclear what could be causing tonight’s outage.
The official support site simply states that there are no known issues to report at this time, something that should change is the outage continues.
Meanwhile, live outage maps run on sites like DownDetector show that Instagram is reportedly being hit with the most reports in the United States.
It seems like the Instagram app on Android is crashing for many users.
Several Twitter users report issues on the Google platform but no trouble on iOS.
The DownDetector website shows the problem is widespread, ranging from Asia to North America.
It’s not very often that the world’s most popular services get knocked offline, but it seems like the Instagram Android app is the latest service to suffer from an outage.
The issue, spotted on r/Android, appears to have affected a wide range of devices, including the Google Pixel 2 to the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus. The Instagram app simply fails to start on those handsets.
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Several users add that updating to the beta version made the app work again. I’ve been running the beta version on my personal phone and haven’t noticed any crashing, for what it’s worth.
Some Twitter users report that their iOS apps are working fine, suggesting that this is an issue with Android phones only.
WTF is wrong with @instagram on @SamsungMobile S8?? This message keeps on popping and can’t open the app. But it’s working on both my ipad and iphone. pic.twitter.com/KjQkMwnWBE — Neil Ivan (@NeilIvanGT) June 5, 2018
In any event, the DownDetector website has tracked a slew of reports for Instagram issues in the past four hours or so. These reports mention login issues, newsfeed problems, and website issues as the most prominent problems.
The website’s region tracker and user comments show affected users in North America, Europe, Russia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Kenya, and Singapore.
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You might want to switch to the mobile website if you’re suffering from app issues, then. Fortunately, the mobile website supports image uploads, so you can do more than just browse.
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It is not known what is causing problems that were ongoing throughout the night for some users (Picture: Getty)
Instagram appears to have suffered problems overnight with many people reporting that the app and website have both gone down.
Some people have tweeted that the app has been down for them for several hours as they vent their frustration with #instagramdown.
The problem appears to be affecting Android users, judging by the number of smug iPhone owners who took to Twitter to boast about how their was Instagram working perfectly.
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Many have said that the app won’t open while others are able to log on, but the app then crashes.
Others had previously been able to use the app but it stopped suddenly.
Some have resorted to deleting the app and reinstalling it, which worked for a short time but then the app crashed again.
Many people have said that the app has been crashing while they were using it (Picture: Getty/Bloomberg)
Down Detector shows that there have been problems reported since around 2.30am with a spike in complaints at around 6.30am.
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The problem appears to be global, but there is no official word on Instagram’s website or its Twitter feed.
One person wrote: ‘Instagram hasn’t been working since about 3 in the morning. I thought it was just my crap phone.’
Matthew Robin added: ‘#Instagram is currently down. Which means right now, this second, no one is a model.’
INSTAGRAM appears to be down with users complaining overnight that the app and website aren't working.
People are tweeting that the app has been down for several hours while Reddit users believe the problem is only plaguing those on Android.
Down Detector Instagram outages have been noted in the UK, Europe, Japan, and South America
Down Detector Down Detector claims Instagram log-in issues have been occurring since 3:45am.
The latest update from the Down Detector website (which tracks disruptions to online services) shows that users are still reporting login issues at the time of writing.
Though UK users have flooded the comments section of the site to decry the persisting problems, the issue seems to be a global one.
The Down Detector Instagram outage map shows hotspots in the UK, Europem Japan and South America.
"Today my Instagram started stopping the second I got on the app," reads a popular post on Reddit.
"I've tried reinstalling Instagram, clearing cache, updating the phone, and checking if the app has any updates.
"Nothing prevents it from crashing. The only way it works is when I log in for the first time after reinstalling, after that, it keeps crashing."
#Instagram is currently down. Which means right now, this second, no one is a model. — Matthew Robin (@Neatfoxes) June 5, 2018
Yes, Instagram is down. Welcome back to Twitter, enjoy your stay. #InstagramDown — Immanuel Soemaryono (@Nuelsitanggang) June 5, 2018
is anyones instagram down at the moment to the point where you cant even open the app without it crashing? — unprofessional comedian (@chuckmoody_1) June 5, 2018
When the only app you sorta like is down #instagram you end up on Twitter but you only end up on Twitter because you're trying to figure out what is wrong with Instagram 🤦😂😂⁉️⁉️⁉️ — Christina Ray (@Christi77050437) June 5, 2018
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The post has received over 70 comments in the past several hours, with other users noting that they're having the same issue.
"Two hours in we're still waiting," reads another comment.
The app also went down globally last month with widespread problems reported from Europe, the US and Japan, according to the website Down Detector.
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A disruption like this is rare for Instagram, but usually when it happens it can be traced back to a fault on the server side.
That means that Instagram will be scrambling to fix the issue on its end.
We've reached out to the company for more info and will update this article as soon as we hear back.
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