Amazon Fixes Blink Camera App Outage
▼ Summary
– The Blink security camera app experienced an outage for several hours on Friday night, preventing users from accessing their cameras.
– Users on Amazon’s support forum and Reddit reported encountering a 503 error code, with issues reported across multiple US states.
– The problem began in the late afternoon, with a Reddit thread documenting the outage starting at 4:54 PM ET.
– An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the issue has been resolved and that a fix has been rolled out.
– During the outage, camera recordings and notifications continued to function normally and were not affected.
Amazon has successfully resolved a service disruption that temporarily prevented users from accessing their Blink security camera application on Friday evening. According to a statement from Amazon spokesperson Emma Daniels, the company identified the problem and deployed a solution after the app became inaccessible for several hours. The outage primarily affected the application’s login and live-view functions, though historical recordings and alert notifications continued to operate normally throughout the incident.
Reports of the problem emerged across various online platforms late Friday afternoon. On the official Blink support forum and the dedicated Blink Cameras subreddit, numerous users described encountering a vague error message accompanied by a 503 status code. A particularly active thread on Reddit, which accumulated over 150 comments, included reports from users in states such as California, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, and Washington, indicating a widespread issue. The first post in that thread appeared at 4:54 PM Eastern Time.
Independent verification confirmed the app’s instability. One journalist who does not own Blink cameras attempted to create a new account during the outage and was met with a different error, a 403 status code. However, after Amazon implemented its fix, the account creation process completed without any further complications. The swift resolution restored full functionality to the Blink app, allowing customers to once again monitor their homes and properties seamlessly.
(Source: The Verge)
