OpenAI: Widespread feature degradation

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investigatingOct 15, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC
We are investigating an issue affecting logins and signups across all ChatGPT mobile applications. We will provide updates as we learn more.
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investigatingOct 15, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC
We are investigating widespread feature degradation, including issues affecting logins and signups in the ChatGPT iOS/Android apps. We will provide updates as we learn more.
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monitoringOct 15, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
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resolvedOct 15, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
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Is OpenAI still down?

No, this incident was resolved 2026-10-15 18:56 UTC. For OpenAI's live state, see https://down.guide/openai.

How long did it last?

2h 27m, from 2026-10-15 16:29 UTC to 2026-10-15 18:56 UTC, by the times OpenAI posted.

What caused it?

OpenAI hasn't published a root cause. If it does, it shows here.

Where does this come from?

OpenAI's official status page, https://status.openai.com, quoted verbatim. down.guide's own probes, reports and social counts are labeled as ours.