New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on December 12, 2018) follows:
Simplisafe, the Boston based wireless home security system company, is reportedly having a service outage of sorts at the moment.
We’re seeing reports from users that say both Simplisafe mobile app and web app aren’t working at the moment.
Take a look at some reports:
@SimpliSafe so any one going to answer your contact # tonight? Why does my camera randomly turn on (Source)
Been on hold with @SimpliSafe for close to 45 minutes. What gives? System down? (Source)
@SimpliSafe is there an outage for web app and mobile app ?? (Source)
The company hasn’t responded yet to this reported outage, at-least not through its social media channels.
It could be a temporary glitch, in which case you need to wait for some time. However, rest assured, we are keeping a close tab and will update the story as and when more info surfaces.
Update 1 (July 27, 2023)
09:24 am (IST): According to fresh reports (1, 2, 3), SimpliSafe is currently down or not working for a section of users. Apparently, the App control is not working as expected.
05:25 pm (IST): The recent outage with SimpliSafe has now been resolved.
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