JioHotstar outage hits users across India

Users of the JioHotstar streaming platform are experiencing significant outages, with numerous complaints surfacing on social media. Many individuals have taken to X to express their frustrations regarding the difficulties encountered while trying to access the service. Reports indicate that several users have been unable to locate the search icon within the JioHotstar app, while others have faced the frustrating 'Something went wrong' error message. One user voiced their confusion, asking, "What the heck happened to @JioHotstar? No search button or anything there; is everyone having this issue or just me?" Upon testing the JioHotstar platform on both mobile and desktop, it was confirmed that the search icon is indeed missing. Additionally, attempts to stream movies or TV shows resulted in a 'Network error' message, accompanied by a note stating, "Unable to connect to JioHotstar. There could be a problem with your network connection." This disruption has raised concerns among users about the reliability of the service.