Apple Experiencing Issues With iCloud Services and Retail Store Systems [Resolved]

Apple today is experiencing problems with a host of iCloud-related services, as outlined on the company's system status page. Affected services include all of the basic iCloud services, as well as services like Find My Friends, ‌Find My‌ iPhone, Game Center, Photos, and Screen Time.

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The company says only that "some" users are affected, but social media reports suggest the outage is fairly widespread.

Apple is also having problems with its retail store systems, with a number of users reporting that employees are unable to complete customer purchases or support requests.



Update: Apple Cash, Apple Pay card management, and Mail Drop are now also affected.

Update 2: According to Apple's system status page, all issues have been resolved.

Tag: iCloud

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Top Rated Comments

az431 Avatar
71 months ago
No issues for me.
Everything still working perfectly.
That’s a relief. I was worried.
Score: 40 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jgdeschamps Avatar
71 months ago
It's Jony's fault. He took the "i" in iCloud with him on his way out and no one noticed.
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Kaibelf Avatar
71 months ago
"The company says only that 'some' users are affected, but social media reports suggest the outage is fairly widespread."

To be fair, that's about the worst metric one can possibly use. Social media always makes things look like a huge issue, because it's easy to find a couple hundred people who complain about something on Twitter and then do a write up and proclaim it a movement.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
nwcs Avatar
71 months ago
It’s been a bad week for the internet. Lots of “glitches” for the bigger entities from Facebook to Google to Apple.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
justperry Avatar
71 months ago
Cyber attacks on the 4th of July ?
The world is bigger than the states...;)
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Konigi Avatar
71 months ago
Yesterday, it was Facebook & Instagram. Now it's Apple. Internet's grounds are shaking, probably due to a massive pirate/terrorist attack.

The world is changing. Learn how to grow seeds, do your own fire, hide, make a shelter. YouTube won't be there when you'll need it. Don't trust anyone.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)