After several hours of Snapchat being among the many platforms to experience major outages, users can rejoice as the issue has been fixed!
Snapchat Support took to their official Twitter to tweet the following: “The issue has been fixed! If you’re still having trouble, please let us know. Happy Snapping!”
Website and app monitor Down Detector registered tens of thousands of reports from Snapchat users on Wednesday and the official Snapchat Support account on Twitter posted: “We’re aware that some Snapchatters are having issues using the app right now - hang tight, we’re looking into it!” after people took to social media to complain about the issue.
The news, of course, came just a week after Facebook was hit by issues across all of its apps, including Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger for over six hours.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson from the app told the Independent that the cause was unknown and the problem did not affect all app users.
So, as people were forced to go outside into the *shudder* real world once more, here are some of the best memes and reactions to the problem.
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People joked that they were forced to turn to Twitter – both to find out what was going on and to provide alternative social media – due to the outage:
Everybody heading to Twitter cuz Snapchat down pic.twitter.com/WKAhBPWhcY
— 𝙿𝚕𝚞𝚝𝚘☄️🚀 (@plut0214) October 13, 2021
#snapchatdown me running to Twitter to see if my data is broken or if Snapchat is down pic.twitter.com/8jtOj9nOAm
— Trey (@TTsutter) October 13, 2021
everyone running to Twitter to make sure their Snapchat isn’t the only one that’s acting up #snapchatdown pic.twitter.com/UiLPWjS8eP
— jordan :) (@jordanashleeigh) October 13, 2021
me coming to twitter to see wtf is up with snapchat #snapchatdown pic.twitter.com/JeGwWiWlXF
— ken (@hiiiiidez) October 13, 2021
Indeed, they remarked that Twitter has been one of the only major platforms to keep chugging on lately, given the issues with Facebook and its platforms:
Snapchat and others going down leaving twitter standing like pic.twitter.com/YVtFOxlDfO
— tubs•🇬🇭 (@teletubby__) October 13, 2021
Snapchat down again : the only ones who never disappointed me #snapchatdown pic.twitter.com/CNbB4wTxjd
— Kavish vora (@iamkavish69) October 13, 2021
Snapchat also goes down and Twitter remains undefeated.#Snapchat pic.twitter.com/z32be1sH1R
— ٰ (@ziizooali) October 13, 2021
Others joked that Snapchat being down was the real reason people had ignored their messages:
thank god it’s just because of snapchat being down i thought she didn’t like me for a sec pic.twitter.com/rYDPpr1lsx
— Cam☔️ (@cam_official200) October 13, 2021
Thank god it’s just snapchat that’s down, I thought she didn’t like me #snapchatdown pic.twitter.com/auO0eulBCn
— sami taha (@_samitaha) October 13, 2021
Snapchat is down? Must explain this. I started to think she didn’t like me pic.twitter.com/0uOE2pdDcy
— KD’s Burner (4-1)(0-0) (@KDBetter7) October 13, 2021
And more people were concerned that they would lose their messaging streaks with their friends:
Snapchat users rn afraid of losing their streaks 😪#snapchatdown pic.twitter.com/BDIET3wMYC
— Mr. Addy✊🏼 (@ny_blackboy) October 13, 2021
Snapchat users rn afraid of losing their streaks: #snapchatdown pic.twitter.com/PZL4sULD26
— At!f AfR!D! (@atif_afridey) October 13, 2021
Y’all can’t fix the app, but you have the damn nerve to send the timers as if it’s my fault. You best believe I’m coming for you if they disappear #snapchatdown #snapchat #streaks pic.twitter.com/FCdbHcoLCj
— Sammie (@sammmi33jay) October 13, 2021
In general, people were utterly frustrated:
Snapchat is always down at the worst possible times pic.twitter.com/DJDihCm2eO
— emma🦋🖤 (@emmaspharmacy) October 13, 2021
Me waiting for Snapchat to come back : pic.twitter.com/crUHMkfPWO
— 11:59 (@19oo97) October 13, 2021
When I realise it’s not my Wifi but that Snapchat is down again #snapchatdown pic.twitter.com/zvehge2EIZ
— xo (@drainprincessx) October 13, 2021
Thank goodness it is back.