In a recent wave of disruptions that have shaken the technology industry, Apple has emerged as the latest giant in face significant difficulties on their platforms.
Users around the world have reported problems accessing a variety of the company’s services, including the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Musicand more, marking a rare disruption event for the Cupertino firm.
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The interruption began at 4:31 p.m. according to the system status page of Apple Online Servicesimpacting not only the aforementioned App Store, Apple TV, and Apple Music, but also Apple Arcade, Audiobooks, Books, Podcasts, Fitness Plus, and the recently launched Apple Sports application.
This event has left many without the ability to update or install applications, stream TV shows, or play music.
Downdetectora website that monitors online service interruptions, began receiving the first reports of problems fair after 4:00 p.m.indicating that the situation began to be noticeable to users around that time.
So far Apple has not announced what is happening with its service; However, it promised to update with any new information the company provides.
Outages to Apple services are not common, making this event is particularly notable.
This comes at a time when the tech industry as a whole has experienced several significant outagesincluding a recent one that affected WhatsApp globally, along with other Meta services like Facebook, Instagram, y Threads.
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