'The Voice Australia' 2017 update: #TheVoiceAU app error irks voting fans, viewers accuse show of being 'rigged' [VIDEOS]

Australian singer and "The Voice" Australia judge Delta Goodrem (RTR3F97E) — Australian singer and "The Voice" Australia judge Delta Goodrem arrives at the "The Voice" Season 4 premiere screening in Los Angeles, California March 20, 2013. Goodrem's team member Judah Kelly emerged as the winner of "The Voice Australia" Season 6, which was announced on Sunday, July 2 on Nine Network. Reuters/Gus Ruelas

"The Voice Australia" 2017 suffered a technical malfunction on Sunday night's episode when its official voting app crashed as fans cast their votes. Several viewers had complained, worried that their votes weren't counted. Some even accused the program of "rigging" or "fixing" the results. Read on to learn more about it.

#TheVoiceAU app error explained

The show issued a statement via its official Twitter page. It explained what happened during the Instant Save portion on Sunday, June 11.

"Thanks for your patience during tonight's Instant Save," The Voice AU tweeted. "Here's what happened. Due to a technical issue, app voting opened slightly later than planned for tonight's Instant Save. We apologise for this issue and assure you that the outcome is an accurate reflection of Australia's choice and has been verified by our independent auditors."

Reactions on the 'The Voice Australia' Season 6 app glitch

Fans of the show couldn't help but react on what happened to the app including Nathan Brown (@nafebrown), who tweeted about his experience. "Who are your independent auditors? There was an entire studio of us unable to vote at any stage so I'd be keen to check with them."

Meanwhile, TvInTheBuff‏ (@in_buff1), another fan of the show, said that they didn’t get to vote on who to save in their house. Check out other reactions from Twitter about the app incident at the end of the article.

'The Voice Australia' 2017 episode 17 recap

Unfortunately, some viewers claim that the voting app glitch cost contestant Bojesse Pigram some important votes that could have saved him. Pigram ended up on the bottom two, along with Spencer Jones. The former sang "Sing" by Ed Sheeran in the Sing-off performances, while the latter sang Adele's "Skyfall." In the end, Jones received the Instant Save and Pigram was eliminated from the competition.

The nine other contestants that were saved by the public are: Hoseah Partsch, Claire Howell, Judah Kelly, Rennie Adams, Lucy Sugerman, Tim Conlon, Fasika Ayallew, Berni Harrison and Sarah Stone. Kelly delivered a powerful performance of "Chains" by Tina Arena, which was praised by judges Seal, Delta Goodrem and Kelly Rowland.

"Ya'll have to vote for him because I want to see him here. I want to be entertained every week." the former Destiny's Child member said.

Aside from Goodrem, Rowland and Seal, Boy George is also a coach of "The Voice Australia" 2017, which is hosted by Sonia Kruger. It airs every Sunday on the Nine Network. The next episode airs on June 18 and it will feature a double elimination. Check out some of the videos from last Sunday's controversial episode.

Twitter reactions about the #TheVoiceAU app error:

Hm. That's debatable about accuracy: We didn't get to vote on who to Save in my house, not for lack of trying. Not great for Bojesse...
— TvInTheBuff (@in_buff1) June 11, 2017

Umm... most of us kept the app open and were trying to vote during the whole break! Never opened for us - not opened late.
— ✨☀KC☀️✨ (@Kaysea27) June 11, 2017

App voting didn't open later. The app glitched. Mine never opened at all. At least own it.
— little smurf (@ChantelleMiss) June 11, 2017

It didn't open at all and nobody in my house was able to vote. Bojesse should get some sort of reprieve. It was completely unfair.
— Sarah Wright (@sarahkittyyy) June 12, 2017