App Store Down: Worldwide Outage Reports Also Includes Other Apple Apps, Services

Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 03 April 2024, 07:04 pm

If you are experiencing an App Store down issue, you are not alone. The rest of the world is also experiencing these problems, which are present in other company services. Initially, it started with the App Store, but later, users found out that the issue stemmed from other apps and services, a.k.a. the built-in apps from Apple, experiencing an outage.

The company has already acknowledged the issue, claiming that they are investigating the cause of the service outage and are on their way to a fix.

App Store is Down: Worldwide Outage Reports Pour In

The Apple App Store is down worldwide, and many users reported the issue, saying that they cannot connect to the App Store or bring an error message that reads, "Something went wrong."

People on X have shared screenshots of the error message they receive when accessing the App Store, and it is not only centered in one region, but many users around the globe claim to have the same experience.

They report that they cannot access the App Store entirely, meaning downloads and updates are unavailable.

Moreover, it is centered on the iPhone's App Store as well as the iPad and Mac.

As of today, DownDetector received as many as 6,500 reports. The issues started around 3 PM (Pacific Time), and many also reported other Apple services affected.

Apple Apps and services Also Part of the Outage

Apple acknowledged the issues in its services, and the App Store is not alone, per its System Status page. Here is a list of all the other Apple apps and services that are experiencing issues or outages, as per the Cupertino giant:

Apple Arcade (Outage)
Apple Books (Outage)
Apple Business Essentials and Manager (Issue only)
Apple Fitness+ (Outage)
Apple Music (Outage)
Apple School Manager (Issue only)
Apple Sports (Outage)
Apple TV+ (Outage)
Apple TV Channels (Outage)
AppleCare on Device (Outage)
Audiobooks (Outage)
Mac App Store (Outage)
Podcasts (Outage)

It remains unknown what caused these issues and problems on a wide variety of Apple's apps and services, with the company still investigating what caused these outages.

Users are experiencing a problem with this service. We are investigating and will update the status as more information becomes available.

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Apple's Scrutiny and Challenges Now

Many things are happening at Apple now, with the company known for working on complying with the European Union's Digital Markets Act with massive changes to the App Store and other platforms to start with.

However, the US Department of Justice has also filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against them for many of its services, such as the App Store, iMessage, and more.

It is also preparing for its upcoming event, WWDC 2024, which will feature the latest developments that the company is currently working on unveiling during the showcase.

With the company having a lot on its plate, it is now experiencing one of the worst outages it has seen for years, with more than a dozen apps and services inaccessible to users worldwide.