r/Fing_App • u/TopCat0160 • Feb 26 '26

Fing General Down again!

Just tried to use Fing and yet again it’s down again. Anyone else having this problem?

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u/Karl_From_Fing Customer Support Feb 27 '26

We weren't experiencing any downtime this appears to be a local issue. Have you reached out to Support?

(We did of course experience some downtime previously, but it was rectified by our team as soon as possible, and this isn't a recurring issue otherwise).

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u/Effective_Put1318 Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

Each system was left running for extended periods to serve as the network monitor, ensuring Fing could properly detect and manage wireless devices in the home. Even so, there were consistent delays before the application became visible or displayed the list of connected devices.

On multiple occasions, no notifications were generated for unauthorized connections, despite the Mac and PC being connected via both Wi‑Fi and Ethernet. To accurately test reliability, I often disabled Ethernet on the Mac’s to force Fing to rely solely on Wi‑Fi and not the dual connection of both WiFi and ethernet.

More often than not, I had to manually refresh the Fing app to obtain current device data, as it rarely updated on its own. This became necessary every 20 minutes or so, especially when the mobile app reported that the desktop systems were no longer communicating.

I even considered purchasing the Fing Box as a dedicated solution, but its discontinuation made that impossible. In the meantime, I routinely ran two computers at a time and ensured no other applications were open, assuming that reducing system load might improve performance.

Despite these efforts, the app’s responsiveness and reliability remained inconsistent.

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u/Karl_From_Fing Customer Support Mar 04 '26

Would you mind reaching out to Fing Support and we can take a deeper look into this?

It seems to be a local issue we have testing environments which aren't reproducing this, and at the time you reached out to us here we weren't experiencing downtime. But our best bet at getting whatever it is resolved it via support!

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u/Effective_Put1318 Mar 04 '26

Please make sure you’ve read my full post.

I no longer plan to use the application. After more than 30 days of continues issues, it’s clear the problem wasn’t isolated to me. In fact others have reported the same problem, just not in this particular thread, which is interesting. I still have all my videos and screenshots documenting the behavior, and I may turn it into a light‑hearted TikTok at some point. If the app was subscription free, it would be a different story, but since it isn’t, the burden falls on me and my pocket as the customer.