Hey all, @bingmaps is back delivering @OrdnanceSurvey maps. Sorry for the disruption. Thanks for being Bing Maps users. @robonabike @markfailand @wiliams_claire @stevebrum @theelfinone @piunikaweb @adam_parkinson_ @o_ensan @droubledibbie @g_macraild @emmy_ru
— Loren Hillberg (@lhillberg) January 11, 2019
Update 1: Reddit is no longer down. It’s working as normal now.
Update 2: Bing Maps Ordinance survey issue resolved as well.
Original story follows:
Another service has suffered a major outage. Online discussion forum Reddit is down, as reported by several users from around the world. Take a look at some complaints:
https://twitter.com/DOGBULL/status/1083379693691248641
https://twitter.com/r8d9n/status/1083379885341474817
https://twitter.com/glibpitt/status/1083379944099479552
https://twitter.com/_nishanthhh/status/1083381632441159681
https://twitter.com/AdoredTV/status/1083382011841183747
Meanwhile, there’s a also “security concern” due to which users are being told they’ll have to reset their passwords to be able to log in.
A large group of accounts were locked down due to a security concern. By “security concern,” we mean unusual activity that did not correspond to the account’s normal behavior that may indicate unauthorized access
MyFitnessPal issues
Looks like the MyFitnessPal app is also experiencing issues. Here’s what the company officially shared earlier today:
Starting at 3pm on Wednesday we began seeing elevated errors across the MyFitnessPal program. To our members this may look like a variety of symptoms. These symptoms include, but are not limited to the following: login, sync, Fitbit sync, challenges, user search, database search, food/exercise/weight logging, and partial or no data loading when viewing your account.
We’ve made lots of headway since this afternoon. We continue our investigation in order to get the entire program back into fully functioning order as soon as possible. Our continued apologies for the frustration
Crunchyroll Xbox app problem
Yet another service has gone down. This time around, the Crunchyroll Xbox One app has stopped working. Users are taking to social media platforms like Twitter to share the issue. Take a look:
https://twitter.com/GWS_Anubis/status/1083269698156986369
https://twitter.com/Uniqie06Pepper/status/1083323548696039425
https://twitter.com/WhoIsBossLogic/status/1083319744248262656
https://twitter.com/PissedOffBiotic/status/1083305649834999808
https://twitter.com/Asura__YT/status/1083299796176257028
We’re keeping an eye on the issue, and will update this story with more info as and when it becomes available.
Bing maps ordnance survey issue
Another problem that has now come to light is related to Bing maps. Users say Ordnance Survey mode on Bing maps is broken. Here are some complaints:
https://twitter.com/markfailand/status/1083105459077369861
https://twitter.com/williams_clare/status/1083132655183560705
For its part, Ordnance Survey, which is Britain’s mapping agency, says they can’t help in the matter.
https://twitter.com/OrdnanceSurvey/status/1083004876727218176
https://twitter.com/OrdnanceSurvey/status/1083050666585657344
Affected users have been asking team Bing maps about this issue, but haven’t heard back anything as of now.
@bingmaps can you please help?
— Little Elf (@TheElfinOne) January 9, 2019
We’ll update the story as and when we come across anything news worthy.
Waze not working
Popular Navigation service Waze seems to currently experiencing problems. We are seeing real time reports from users that say the app throws error when they try to use it. Here are a couple of reports:
https://twitter.com/RoxWienand/status/1083255147092996097
https://twitter.com/Ath3rs/status/1083253007184265216
Waze Belgium has said there are currently problems with the route servers.
Er zijn op dit moment problemen met de route servers #onzeexcuses.
— Waze Belgium (@WazeBelgium) January 10, 2019
If you don’t get a route, we suggest you try again a few times. The maintainer wins as it turns out. In the meantime, #waze the problem is solved
Als je geen route krijgt, raden we je aan een paar keer opnieuw te proberen. De aanhouder wint zo blijkt. Intussen is #waze het probleem aan het oplossen. https://t.co/G6bJYtXjW4
— Waze Belgium (@WazeBelgium) January 10, 2019
There are sometimes problems with servers calculating your routes. Please excuse us. We advise you to try again a few times. The problem will be solved as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding
Il y a actuellement parfois des problèmes avec les serveurs calculant vos trajets. Veuillez- en nous excuser. Nous vous conseillons de réessayer quelques fois. Le problème sera résolu au plus vite. Merci pour votre compréhension.
— Waze Belgium (@WazeBelgium) January 10, 2019
If you are affected by this outage, rest assured, we are keeping an active tab on the matter, and will update the story as and when the problem gets fixed or there’s any more newsworthy development.
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