YouTube customers reported the app on iPhones and iPads went down at present at about 12:30 p.m., with many saying it repeatedly crashes after they attempt to open a video. More than 7,500 customers reported points with the app on DownDetector by 3 p.m. and 75 p.c of complaints stated the problems had been with the app itself.

The points have ranged internationally, affecting customers in international locations outdoors the U.S. together with Canada, Poland, and Sweden.

Users who had been impacted by the outage have reported that opening the app will pressure it to shut and crash mere seconds after logging in, and pressure closing and relaunching the app or restarting the system doesn’t assist.

It is unclear what’s inflicting the problem, however the outages look like particular to iOS, in response to 9to5Google. The outlet reported that it doesn’t seem to have been attributable to a latest app replace and gadgets nonetheless operating on a 17.46.4 model are at present advantageous.

Those who nonetheless need to entry YouTube ought to nonetheless find a way to take action via the web site as a substitute of the app, however new reviews are suggesting the location could also be having points as properly. One individual wrote on DownDetector, “Can’t use the app, website also not responding.”

There have additionally been reviews of comparable crashes on YouTube Music and the corporate commented on its official Twitter web page and wrote, “We’re aware that many of you using the YouTube app on iOS devices may be experiencing crashes. We’re so sorry about this and have begun working on a fix!” YouTube stated it’ll present updates as quickly as they’re accessible.

The greatest factor customers must know is that they’ll doubtless must obtain an replace for the app (someday quickly…) to repair the problem.