Instagram down? The app could soon warn users in the event of an outage

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(Pocket-lint) – Instagram is testing a new feature that would allow users to receive a notification during a server outage.

Following a pair of recent and high-profile outages for users of the Facebook network of Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and, of course, Facebook itself, more clarity may soon be available.

In a new blog post, the app suggests that the feature would help alleviate user confusion when looking for answers. The Instagram team, he says, wants users to know when technical issues arise.

Not all server issues will see users receive a status notification – which is good, because otherwise we might as well be added to developer Instagram’s Slack channel – but it looks like larger outages will trigger a pop-up.

“This test will take place in the United States and continue for the next few months. As with any experiment, maybe this is something we are rolling out more widely, but we want to start small and learn. And if that makes sense, we will spread to more people, ”Instagram says.

While the proposed change benefits the user and removes any potential confusion regarding Instagram’s status, it is still only a potential small rollout.

Since everyone’s favorite pastime in the digital age is to notify subscribers about another platform outage, and the eventuality of an outage would force users to use other platforms anyway, this notification we imagine , would probably only be really useful to those who limit themselves to Instagram – or when an outage is region-specific.

We suspect Instagram is working a lot harder to try to make sure these outages don’t happen in the first place.

Written by Conor Allison. Originally published on 12 October 2021.