Love Island USAseason 7’s second big vote of the season was last night, June 20, butthe mechanics behind their app weren’t working, causing chaos among fans who wanted to vote strategically. ThroughoutLove Island USAseason 7, viewers have wanted the chance to share their opinions with the Islanders. Though they’re not able to do that through social media or messages at this point, fans have the power to vote roughly once a week onLove Island USA,using their voices to impact the villa. The first vote saw viewers recoupling the villa, but the second’s a mystery.
Love Island USA’sapp went down during the first minutes of the vote last night, causing chaos on social media as viewers scrambled to figure out what was going on. The vote itself, which asked viewers to pick their favorite male and female Islanders in order to potentially set them up on a date, was something many wanted to do strategically to get certain Islanders to interact. When trying to vote, though,theLove Island USAapp froze completely.“Fix the app so I can send Huda home,” @dcs434shared on Instagram, while@toriibbyyy_explained fans"broke the damn app."
Despite voting issues, whichLove Island USArectified by fixing the app quickly and then sharing that they’d be extending the voting window by roughly an hour to account for the problem, viewers were clear that they wanted a few specific Islanders to fall to the bottom of the pack. Hoping that the lowest vote getters would be vulnerable, some were happy to vote for anyone but Huda Mustafa, who they’re hoping leaves the villa.Others were trying to strategically pair Nic Vansteenberghe with Olandria Carthen, who many have been hopeful would make a romantic connection despite their current matches.
What Love Island USA’s Fan Vote Being Inaccessible Means
AlthoughLove Island USA’sapp wouldn’t let many vote in the beginning of the window, it appears things were able to be fixed fairly quickly and the show even allowed voting for a longer period of time to ensure that everyone got their chance for their voice to be heard.Love Island USAis a successful series, but producers likely didn’t relay how many people would be logging into the app at once to vote, which caused some issues on the engineering side.Viewers got more time to plan because of the delay, which may be a blessing in disguise.
With some viewers hopeful that the vote will result in an elimination, they put their votes into their favorite Islanders,or Islanders like Amaya Espinal, who’s struggling to find connectionon the show but is someone many would like to see stick around. Other viewers were voting for the two Islanders they want to see connect the most. With many believing that Nic would be a muchbetter match than Taylor Williamsfor Olandria, they were willing to put votes on the pair, hopeful they’d be able to finally see a romantic connection away from their partners and the villa.
Our Take On Love Island USA’s App Breaking Down
It’s Not Always Ready For High Capacity
While there are some who were hopeful that they’d be able to vote quickly and move on,the delay on theLove Island USAapp gave some a better chance to think about what they wanted to do. Though it was disruptive and ultimately likely irritating for the majority of viewers, moments where technology is failing givesLove Island USAviewers the chance to chat with one another and build a bit more community. Viewers may have been annoyed, butLove Island USA’sapp failing gave them the chance to air out their opinions and make better choices.
Love Island USAairs new episodes daily (except Wednesdays) at 9 p.m. EDT on Peacock.
