Downdetector shows outage information for websites and services

Downdetector shows outage information and status for widely used websites and services such as  mobile and internet service providers, social media sites, banking and financial services, etc.    This includes:

• List of all companies tracked
• Facebook, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp
• X (Twitter), YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat
• Verizon, T-Mobile 
• AT&T, Comcast / Xfinity, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Frontier and Cox
• Google, Gmail, Google Cloud, Google Chat, and Google Drive
• Apple Maps, iCloud, and iMessage
• Microsoft 365, Outlook, Skype and Skype for Business
• Visual Studio, Microsoft Teams, and Azure
• Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloudflare, and Zoom

PowerOutage.us is a different website that tracks electricity power outage data from utilities all over the United States.

Android custom distributions (ROMs) for smartphones and tablets

 Android custom distributions (ROMs) are replacement operating systems for Android smartphones and tablets.  This allows users to customize older devices that may not have available Android updates and extend their service life.   This may erase data and void your device’s warranty.  Available security updates are usually based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).  More information is at

• Wikipedia – List of custom Android distributions
• Wikipedia – Comparison of mobile operating systems
• LineageOS
• Ubuntu Touch