Provider incident title: “Some users are unable to start Recordings”
Started
Thursday, April 16, 2026
04:24 PM UTC
Duration
20d 20h
total
Resolved
12:55 PM UTC
May 7, 2026
Status: Investigating We have detected a problem with instability when starting recordings. At this time, it primarily seems to affect users who record from the Desktop application. The team is currently investigating. Affected components Recorder (Degraded performance)
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This incident lasted 20d 20h.
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