9 months ago
Apple Services Experience Widespread Outages
On Wednesday, many of Apple's services like Apple Music, Apple TV, and the App Store had problems.
This started around 3 pm ET.
Apple said some users were having trouble, but the App Store showed everything was fine.
People were upset and talked about it on social media.
They said App Store Connect, where developers manage apps, wasn't working right, even though Apple said it was fine.
Lots of people use these services, so many were affected.
Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple TV Channels experienced outages starting around 3 pm ET.
Users reported issues with the App Store, App Store Connect, and TestFlight, though Apple's status page indicated normal operation.
Apple acknowledged intermittent issues with some services, affecting millions of users globally.
Users expressed frustration on social media, particularly about App Store Connect not functioning properly.
The outages impacted services used by millions, including 40 million Apple Music users and 39 million Apple TV users in the US.
- Who
- Apple Inc. and its users
- What
- Widespread outages affecting multiple Apple services
- Where
- Globally, with significant impact in the US
- When
- Wednesday, around 3 pm ET
- Why
- Technical issues causing intermittent service disruptions
Key facts
- Services Affected
- Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple TV Channels, App Store, App Store Connect, TestFlight
- Start Time
- 3 pm ET
- Apple Music Users
- 40 million total, 20.8 million in the US
- Apple TV Users
- 39 million in the US
- Active Apple Devices
- 2.35 billion
Quotes
X user
Social media user
“Is the App Store Connect currently down? Everything appears green, but both on the web (which keeps redirecting back to the login page) and through APIs (all returning HTTP 500), it seems to be inactive. Has anyone else experienced this issue?”
wionews.com
“App Store Connect not in good shape, even though it's all green on (Apple's service dashboard).”
wionews.com
Apple
Technology company
“Some users are affected. Users may be experiencing intermittent issues with this service.”
wionews.com
