Spotify, Snapchat, Discord, more are all down — here we go again! [Update]

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By Oliver Haslam
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What you need to know

  • Snapchat and Spotify are just two of the services currently struggling.
  • Discord and Etsy are also showing an unusually high number of failures.

Updated November 16, 2021: Looks like the issue is Google's to fix.

Update, November 16 (7:15 pm ET): According to Downdetector, most services have resolved their outages.

If you're struggling to access Spotify or Snapchat you aren't the only one — both services are currently down. In fact, they're just two of the services that are experiencing issues right now.

A check of DownDetector shows that Spotify and Snapchat are joined by Discord, Etsy, and a whole host more services in experiencing some sort of outage right now.

Downdetector Screenshot

Downdetector Screenshot (Image credit: iMore)

At this point, it isn't clear what's going on, but problems began around 09:30 PST.

We'll be keeping an eye on things from here, but the last time an outage like this happened, half of the internet stopped working!

Fingers crossed that isn't the case this time around and that a fix is in the works.

Update, November 15 (7:15 pm ET) — According to Downdetector, most services have resolved their outages

According to the latest monitoring data on Downdetector, most of the services that were experiencing outages and performance issues like Spotify, TikTok, and Snapchat have resolved those issues.

Interestingly, both Facebook Messenger and Instagram are starting to creep up in performance reports so we'll have to wait and see if that trend continues.

Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.