iMessage Down for Some Users [Update: Service Restored] (2024)

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The iMessage service that Apple users to send messages to one another appears to be down for some users, and messages are failing to go out or are taking an extra long time to send.

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There are numerous reports about the issue on social networks and a spike of outage reports on Down Detector, but Apple's System Status page is not yet reporting an outage.

Update: Apple's status page says iMessage service has been restored, with the outage lasting approximately 45 minutes from 2:49 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. Pacific Time. Apple says FaceTime, HomeKit, and Apple Messages for Business were also affected.

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cjsuk

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Confirmed here in Malta 🙁

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scorpio vega

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I haven’t noticed anything here in North Carolina

Edit: I lied. Not delivering. Dang iMessage is becoming as unreliable as rcs on android.

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Mactagonist

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Definitely noticing it here in brooklyn

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mollyc

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yes! me!

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Channan

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Fernkelsey

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Down here in Los Angeles

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coolfactor

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Confirmed here in Western Canada. I thought it was our local wind storm, but everything else is working.

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GizmoDVD

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Yep, down.

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HMI

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Not Delivered ❗️

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maxrest

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scorpio vega said:

I haven’t noticed anything here in North Carolina

Edit: I lied. Not delivering. Dang iMessage is becoming as unreliable as rcs on android.

Is it? When was the last time iMessage went down before this?

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scorpio vega

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anthony13

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Yup here in ny

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scorpio vega

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maxrest said:

Is it? When was the last time iMessage went down before this?

It’s happened before. Not super common or regular. But it has happened.

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LilNasX

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That's why I don't trust this page

Apple - Support - System Status

Status for all planned and unplanned events for Apple Services.

iMessage Down for Some Users [Update: Service Restored] (27)www.apple.com

because it says there everything is fine but my messages aren't going through.

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dannyyankou

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Yep, me as well. "Send as text message" works though

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Bryan Bowler

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Definitely down for me here in SoCal. Frustrating too because I'm in the midst of coordinating several important business things right now. Messages stopped functioning on my iMac, iPad, and iPhone about 10-15 mins ago.

First thing I did was reboot devices, then went to Apple's Services Status page (where it says it is up), and then I came to MacRumors to get the real truth! iMessage Down for Some Users [Update: Service Restored] (31)

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jlwarlow

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Failing in the UK too iMessage Down for Some Users [Update: Service Restored] (34)

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maxrest

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Was down when this article was first posted but working for me now!

Stromos

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Woodstock Georgia down

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rjruiz2

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It was down but not it's up? in Virginia.

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Jukens

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iMessage. FaceTime. HomeKit remote

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1800AirTAG

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LilNasX said:

That's why I don't trust this page

Apple - Support - System Status

Status for all planned and unplanned events for Apple Services.

iMessage Down for Some Users [Update: Service Restored] (38)www.apple.com

because it says there everything is fine but my messages aren't going through.

Every company does this... they wait until the last possible moment before publicizing it due to potential SLAs they need to deal with once they confirm its down. (or so I am told)

gbf

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Imessage and facetime no bueno here in new york

scrapesleon

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I’m surprised they still haven’t fired the incompetent people in the team

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