Apple was hit by a huge outbreak this afternoon as thousands complained that they could not access certain products.
The App Store, iCloud and Apple Maps are expected to be affected by the problem, but by Monday evening, the company said all of its services had been restored.
According to Downdetector, which monitors real-time issues and downtime, popular Apple services including Find My Phone, iTunes, Apple Music and iMessage are also affected.
Many Apple users expressed their frustration on Twitter after realizing that their favorite apps had stopped working from around 4.30pm UK time, affecting almost a dozen services.
Apple’s system status page showed 11 failures, including podcasts, music, and arcade.
It said the company is investigating the issue, which is affecting customers both here and across the Atlantic.
It also made employees unable to work from home and prevented staff from doing their job, Bloomberg report.
Every apple is down rn.
Apple Music
Apple Cards
Software Updates
iCloud Account
Apple’s career page
Apple News
Apple developers
And much more â € ¦
Their site says all services are up and running when.
Very gruesome.
– JJ (@ InnocentIdiot69) March 21, 2022
Apple developer portal, order tracking system. Activation system, iCloud, probably other services down.
Apple Status Page: pic.twitter.com/JOzf6GpROx
Matt Rogowski (@mattrogowski) March 21, 2022
Lack of access to maps has prompted Twitter users to joke about their trust in the app.
is Apple down for everyone LOL bc Apple Maps does not work for me and I can not come home ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
– krista fiert heem 2 u 💜 (@soursrodrigo) March 21, 2022
Product repairs, replacement and removal of items must also be stopped temporarily.
Apple’s system status page has 11 ongoing outbursts, including podcasts, music, and arcades.
It said the company is investigating the issue and warned services may be slow or unavailable.
The company responds to individual users via its Apple Support Twitter account – essentially sending a generic message saying, ‘Thank you for reaching out. Our team will review your message as soon as possible. ‘
Metro.co.uk contacted the company for comment.
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