If you’re having trouble with the Facebook app today, you’re far from alone — hundreds of people are reporting that the mobile app is closing down unexpectedly.
According to Downdetector, the problems started at around 6am ET / 11am BST, when large spikes in reports appeared from both the UK and US. Those numbers aren’t yet huge — around 1,000 in the US and 500 in the UK at the time of writing — but they are growing rapidly.
There’s been no official comment from Meta yet about the issues, but you can follow all the latest news in this live report…
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Is this an Android issue?
So far, it isn’t clear what’s causing today’s Facebook app issues — but it seems to be hitting Android users a bit harder than those on iPhones.
Many of the comments on Downdetector and social media are related to Android devices, with one reporting that Facebook “keeps crashing on Android, but is fine on my iOS device”.
The fact that the number of reports is relatively low for a Facebook outage suggests this could be related to problems with one particular app version. But I’m working to get a more official explanation.
The reports are growing
Today’s reports of issues with the Facebook app are continuing to move in the wrong direction — we’re now at 1,175 reports on Downdetector in the US and counting, while the UK isn’t far behind with 580 reports.
These issues seem to be specific to the mobile app, with over 80% of reports on Downdetector related to the app rather than the website or login issues. There’s still no official comment from Meta, but I’ll be expecting one soon if these reports continue to grow.
What’s wrong with the Facebook app?
Right now, hundreds of people are reporting that the Facebook app isn’t working properly — with the most common complaint being that it simply closes when they open it.
We haven’t been able to replicate the issues here on TechRadar, but the comments on Downdetector and social media point to similar issues. Some say it simply “keeps closing down when I open it”, while other are reporting that that a pop-up box says that there’s a known bug.
