Slack search and responsiveness degrade during incidents
Slack periodically experiences slow or non-functional search and reduced responsiveness during platform incidents, disrupting workflows. Issues are typically self-resolved within hours but the unpredictability is disruptive.
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Slack Mobile App Search and Notification-Linked Media Fail to Load
Users report that Slack's mobile app is slow and unreliable, with search returning a blank page most of the time and images not opening when accessed via thread notifications. These core functions failing undermines the app's usability for on-the-go communication. The issue appears to be a persistent mobile-specific reliability gap rather than an isolated incident.
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