Apple Store status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Apple Store reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Apple Store users through our website.

• Errors (43%)
• Sign in (29%)
• Website Down (29%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Apple Store outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Montréal	Errors	29 days ago
Ciudad López Mateos	Sign in	1 month ago
Quito	Website Down	2 months ago
Guayaquil	Sign in	2 months ago
New York City	Sign in	2 months ago
Malibu	Website Down	2 months ago

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Apple Store Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Cassius 🪷 (@CassiusClove) reported 4 minutes ago

  I cant watch this . wheres the person falling down the glass staircase in the apple store that posted about it every day .

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  Cruise stan account❤️ (@ExclusiveMhiz) reported 4 minutes ago

  @vakifedits @gibbybaris I have the app before but it was malfunctioning so I deleted it to download it again, that’s how I didn’t see it on Apple Store. But I could login through the link gibby shared.

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  Floro S. (@sflorimm) reported 5 minutes ago

  is apple store connect down, or is just me?

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  Chidanand Tripathi (@thetripathi58) reported 6 minutes ago

  12. The "Location-Based Alerts & Apple Ads" The Situation: You assume that seeing targeted ads is just the unavoidable cost of using the internet, and that occasional alerts from your phone are harmless and normal. The System Reality: Apple positions itself as a privacy-first company, but they still have a massive advertising business. Your phone is actively tracking your location, crossing digital geofences, and analyzing your proximity to retail locations to serve you geographically relevant Apple Store ads and location-based suggestions. The Technical Drain: Geofencing is expensive for a battery. The phone has to constantly calculate its distance from invisible barriers to know when to trigger an alert. It’s using your battery power to figure out how to market products to you more effectively. The Fix: Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → System Services → Toggle off "Location-Based Alerts", "Location-Based Suggestions", and "Apple Merchant ID". The Result: You completely sever the connection between your GPS hardware and Apple's internal marketing algorithms. You stop burning battery to get advertised to.

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  KitsieAnn (@KitsieAnn) reported 8 minutes ago

  @RealJamesWoods @ClarenceJorda13 Months ago hubby and I were at a Apple Store and boom right in the middle. It would’ve been like me just plotting down pulling my rosary out and start. Praying the rosary out loud.😜

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  Nethead.Music (@NetheadM) reported 10 minutes ago

  Does @Apple have a iPad Pro USB-C charge port issue One iPad Pro lasted less than two years before the USB-C port wouldn't charge, Apple replaced with New iPad (not refurbished) via Applecare 2nd iPad Pro 17 months old has the same issue, headed to Apple store on Sunday

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  Rahul Salve (@RahulSa38820390) reported 15 minutes ago

  @VijaySales hi , i had purchased macbook in khadakpada , kalyan branch 2 months back . I am facing issues with the charger . Should i visit vijay sales or apple store ?

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  H (@y_icare) reported 21 minutes ago

  @OloyeSomorin Firstly sir, backup your chats on the Android. Then, go to Apple store to down an app that enables u transfer all Ur files frm iOS to Android. This w

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  hunter (@hxxntrr) reported 21 minutes ago

  You can walk into any Apple Store in America, buy $50,000 in MacBooks and iPhones on 0% business credit cards, and resell every single item for 85 to 95% of retail on eBay, Swappa, and Facebook Marketplace the same day. Cash in your bank account by Friday This is how people convert 0% credit limits into liquid cash without Plastiq, without Melio, and without paying a 2.85% processing fee The Apple Store accepts credit cards for purchases up to $50,000. No questions. No ID beyond what's needed for Apple Pay. You walk in, buy 8 MacBook Pros at $2,499 each, and walk out with $19,992 on your Chase Ink Business Unlimited at 0% APR List them on eBay as "Brand New Sealed" at $2,199 each. They sell in 24 to 48 hours because sealed Apple products have the highest resale velocity of any consumer electronics on earth. People buy them because they're getting a $300 discount on a product that never goes on sale $2,199 x 8 = $17,592 in eBay revenue eBay + PayPal fees (13%): -$2,287 Your net cash received: $15,305 You spent $19,992 on a credit card. You got $15,305 in cash. You "lost" $4,687 "That's a terrible deal" No. You converted $19,992 in credit into $15,305 in LIQUID CASH at a cost of $4,687. That's a 23.5% conversion fee Plastiq charges 2.85% but has a $100K annual limit and many payees are restricted. Melio charges 2.85% but some payments take 5 to 7 days and large amounts trigger manual review The Apple resale method has: No annual limit (buy as much as they'll sell you) No payment restrictions (it's a retail purchase) No manual review (it's a credit card transaction at a store) Cash in your bank within 3 to 5 days (eBay payouts are fast) And you can improve the conversion rate dramatically: iPhones resell at 92 to 96% of retail (better than MacBooks). A $1,199 iPhone 16 Pro Max sells for $1,050 to $1,100 on Swappa within 48 hours. That's only a 5 to 8% loss after fees iPads resell at 88 to 93% of retail AirPods Max resell at 85 to 90% Apple Watches resell at 82 to 88% The optimal mix for maximum cash extraction: $30,000 in iPhone 16 Pro Max units (25 phones at $1,199): resell at $1,080 avg = $27,000 - 13% fees = $23,490 net. Loss: $6,510 (21.7%) $20,000 in iPad Pro units (10 iPads at $1,999): resell at $1,799 avg = $17,990 - 13% fees = $15,651 net. Loss: $4,349 (21.7%) Total credit card spend: $50,000 Total cash received: $39,141 Conversion rate: 78.3% Effective "fee": 21.7% "21.7% is way worse than Plastiq's 2.85%" Yes. If Plastiq works for your use case, use Plastiq. The Apple method is for when you need: More than $100K liquidated (Plastiq has limits) Cash in 3 days not 7 No paper trail linking credit cards to bank deposits through a payment processor (the cash appears as eBay/PayPal revenue, not as a Plastiq transfer) Amounts above $25K per transaction (Melio flags large single payments) The people doing this at scale aren't converting $50K. They're converting $200K to $500K across multiple Apple Stores, Best Buys, Costcos, and authorized resellers. At that volume they have eBay stores with Top Rated Seller status, which reduces fees to 10.5% and pushes the conversion rate to 82 to 85% There's also the Amazon Retail Arbitrage version: buy Apple products at retail, sell on Amazon as a third-party seller, Amazon pays out every 2 weeks. The conversion rate is similar but Amazon's customer base is willing to pay closer to retail for the Prime badge and the Amazon return policy A guy in our network converts $80K to $100K per month from credit cards to cash using this exact method across Apple, Costco, and Best Buy. His blended conversion rate after eBay fees and marketplace fees: 81%. He converts $100K in credit into $81K in cash every month $81K in cash from $100K in 0% credit. His "cost" of $19K per cycle is his equivalent of a processing fee. He treats it as a cost of capital. $19K to access $81K in free cash for 15 months = effective annualized cost of 18.6% "18.6% is expensive" Compared to what? An MCA (merchant cash advance) charges 40 to 150% effective APR A hard money loan charges 12 to 18% + 2 to 3 points A personal loan at 680 score charges 15 to 24% APR A credit card balance at standard APR: 24.99% 18.6% annualized for UNSECURED CASH with NO APPLICATION PROCESS, NO UNDERWRITING, and NO REPAYMENT SCHEDULE beyond minimums at 0% for 15 months is cheaper than almost every alternative source of liquid capital for someone without assets to collateralize And the credit card rewards on $100K in Apple Store purchases: roughly $2,000 to $3,000 in points. That drops the effective cost to 15.6 to 16.6% btw the IRS doesn't track retail purchases on credit cards. The purchase shows up as "APPLE STORE #R123" on your credit card statement. The eBay revenue shows up as income from your eBay seller account. If your LLC is the eBay seller, the purchase is a "business inventory expense" and the revenue is "product sales." The accounting is clean this is the emergency version of the liquidation play. when you need cash in 72 hours, can't wait for Plastiq, and need more than $25K. you walk into Apple, buy everything they'll sell you, walk out, list it on eBay, and have cash in your bank by Friday. the most liquid asset in America isn't gold or bitcoin. it's a sealed iPhone lmfaooo (we get 700+ score business owners $100K-$250K in 0% business funding. how you liquidate is your business. we build the capital stack. link in bio)

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  morgan (@amogoftea) reported 22 minutes ago

  I'm crying at one half of the server trying to contain Maximus, meanwhile Katie, Fariis & Ishan are doing a push up contest in Fariis's new apple store 😭 #qsmp #qsmp2

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  Cameron (@e_goeth) reported 24 minutes ago

  My friend did this with his laptop and when he brought it to the Apple Store he had to give them the password and they refused to fix it

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  woofthevote (@woofthevote) reported 31 minutes ago

  @Lordmiles Therefore the supply chain means its not about just walking to buy the Iphone and Airpods from the Apple store down the street. Theres a whole supply chain of driving armored trucks down non existent roads for no reason at all because Zambu money is worthless.

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  Martins | Film Director (@Dir_Martinsz) reported 33 minutes ago

  I feel like buying directly from the Apple Store gives you a better chance of getting a top-quality device. All my iPhones have been carted straight from the Apple Store, and my iPhone 15 and 17 are still at 100% battery health. Even my iPhone 11, which I’ve been using since 2019, is only down to 86% battery health.

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  Darla Waite 👀“EYES,WIDE OPEN! (@darla_waite) reported 36 minutes ago

  Anybody else having trouble with their Apple phones?. mine stopped recognizing me, and the only way to repair it is to drive two hours to the city to an Apple Store ! I guess it’s time to order a new phone! I’m not spending $1.82 a liter to drive two hours

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  Affrah Tibs. (@Aishodiddd) reported 39 minutes ago

  Apple Store has been rubbing me down with ghost pepper paste.

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  Terry Hamilton (@TerryH38609) reported 40 minutes ago

  @johnnylocal @WallStreetApes I buy a new iPhone fully from the Apple Store and it lasts 6 years with 1, maybe 2 battery replacements. Lol yeah some women will buy a new purse every few months. This is an American thing. I grew up in Canada and they don’t let it get this dire. My cousin had terrible habits

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  AJ 🏀 (@CyberSecAJ) reported 42 minutes ago

  @ajrgd @UK_Daniel_Card Its just fun like, everywhere ive gone i scan without hesitation. If you go to the apple store for repair they make you scan a qr code to login and authenticate your account and devices to the genius bar with one click.

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  Thomas (@DestinSailor) reported 43 minutes ago

  @Aina_Ai2 Thank you for this. My iPhone 15 pro max started heating when summer started. 6 months of misery like you describe. I went to our Apple Store and asked if the 17 pro would eliminate this heating problem, I was told “it should, Apple put a cooling chamber in it” ; I asked if they could guarantee the 17 pro would stay cool and was told “no, we can’t do that “. The store gives us only 14 days to return the product if there are problems. My 17 pro with the “cooling chamber “ has the same heating problem my 15 Pro Max had (heating and screen going black). I missed taking a lot of photos and videos of nephews and nieces playing junior baseball because of this heating problem.

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  Kathy Wallis 💙 (@KathyWallis01) reported 45 minutes ago

  @AppleSupport Need help with my Apple account ID. Apple store not working. Please a quick solution is needed

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  CoachAlija (@TurkovicAlija) reported 47 minutes ago

  My MacBook Pro just stopped working from error messages to having these options and tried it all - see image. Also ran diagnostics, spoke to Apple Support last night and took the mac to apple store today - they were not able to help! They couldnt find the storage device - thats it. I’ve used @grok thus far + @AppleSupport phone & in-store support. Who can help and get me past this problem?

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  Ana | The AI Girl (@WealthEmpireHQ) reported 49 minutes ago

  @ZunairaAi It sounds frustrating to deal with persistent storage issues despite taking all the right steps. I hope the Apple store was able to help find a solution.

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  𝕓.𝕡🪁 ⃤🦄 (@coldbrew5ever) reported 49 minutes ago

  @politigaymer I used to work at the Apple Store Genius Bar and they would definitely do that under extenuating circumstances (or when they couldn’t figure out the issue). But they would most certainly let you know if they did because it would improve your perception of the brand and service.

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  lilly (@lilly70583564) reported 49 minutes ago

  @gailalfaratx Is that Tim Cook who kept grok down the bottom of the apps in the Apple Store where people could not find it, even though it was the most popular app? Tim Cook is lucky Elon didn’t punch him. Elon is a sweetheart :) I don’t know if I would be so merciful towards Tim lol

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  सुdhaरஷN (@Sudrzn) reported 55 minutes ago

  Apple Store didn't gave me the reports Even after multiple requests I've raised. Not sure if this is problem with the brand or the country or their employees If the law is firm, reachable, strict and scary to all the cheap bastards, then it'll be a hell for CSR folks

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  Sean (@sean_plus_one) reported 58 minutes ago

  @yonann Lost me at "Perception of Customer Support" Have a problem, go to Apple store and they handle it. W/ Apple Care no issues. PC, who do I go to? Best buy, where they upsell/run-around try to sell x. Time is your most valuable asset! *Cough

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  AWMB_LTD (@AWMB_LTD) reported 60 minutes ago

  @gumroad Example: I launched a mobile app that was accepted to the apple store, only to discover a major error in workflow, so changes had to be made and process repeated. Life.

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  tomo (@tomowget) reported 1 hour ago

  Ive been sitting at the mall for the past couple hours waiting for the apple store to fix my phone. What did i miss guys

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  Phantom (@ElonUncleSays) reported 1 hour ago

  @gharkekalesh Apple store jana hota hai , Reliance Digital is not at fault ! Customer is at fault, today every Tom **** and harry has only one solution to every problem. Make a video , try to viral it and wait for resolution rather understanding and following the procedure.

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  ज़हाजी (@jahaji_for_life) reported 1 hour ago

  @chiragbarjatya The charger… its not original… dont blame iphone for your fault man.. own it up.. using it pro max without any issue .. either get it checked in apple store or get it replaced under warranty … but first use original charger…

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  PK 🐢 👩🏻‍💻 (@PKodmad) reported 1 hour ago

  Malko - my bedtime app blocker got rejected from apple store review. The turnaround time was quite fast! Last time I had to wait for 20 days for a rejection. Here are the reasons. 1. Incompatible with iPad - I have marked the app as iphone only. I'm not sure why they tested it on ipad. It may be easier to fix this than argue with them. 2. Paywall content - it does not clearly describe what the user will receive for the price. Seems an issue with messaging. Will rework and resubmit. Approval coming in any day now!