Buffer incident

Mobile app video uploads not displaying thumbnails or previews

Resolved after 5 hours 21 minutes, affecting Buffer iOS App and Buffer Android App, on February 17, 2026.

resolved Feb 17, 2026, 06:21 AM UTC

The issue affecting video thumbnails and previews for uploads made through our mobile apps has been fully resolved. Thumbnails are now generating as expected, and videos uploaded via mobile are displaying correctly in the queue. Our apologies for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience while we worked through this. Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you're still experiencing issues.

Started
Feb 17, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC
Resolved
Feb 17, 2026, 06:21 AM UTC
Duration
5h 21m
Detected by Pingoru
Feb 17, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC

Affected components

Buffer iOS AppBuffer Android App

Update timeline

  1. investigating Feb 17, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC

    We’re investigating an issue where videos uploaded through our mobile apps aren’t generating thumbnails or previews in the queue. The videos are publishing successfully, but they won’t display a preview while in the queue. Uploading via the web app (browser) is working as expected. We’ll share an update as soon as we have more information.

  2. identified Feb 17, 2026, 04:33 AM UTC

    We’ve identified the root cause of the issue affecting video thumbnails and previews for uploads made through our mobile apps. Videos are continuing to publish successfully; however, thumbnails and previews may still not appear for scheduled posts in the queue. Our team will continue to investigate and work on a fix. We’ll provide another update as soon as more information is available.

  3. monitoring Feb 17, 2026, 05:28 AM UTC

    We’ve deployed a fix for the issue affecting video thumbnails and previews for uploads made through our mobile apps. We’re seeing improvements, and thumbnails are now generating again for newly uploaded videos. Our team will continue to monitor the situation closely before fully resolving the incident.

  4. resolved Feb 17, 2026, 06:21 AM UTC

    The issue affecting video thumbnails and previews for uploads made through our mobile apps has been fully resolved. Thumbnails are now generating as expected, and videos uploaded via mobile are displaying correctly in the queue. Our apologies for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience while we worked through this. Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you're still experiencing issues.

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