Not just you: Apple suffers massive iCloud outage [Updated]

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if you use an iCloud service, there’s a good chance it’s down right now.
Many of Apple’s most-used online services went offline Wednesday.
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Apple reports that virtually all its iCloud services are down Wednesday. That includes very frequently used ones like Drive, Contacts, Keychain and Mail. And many more.

UPDATE: Apple restored all its services, though it took most of Wednesday.

A check of Apple’s official System Status page shows a rash of red dots indicating outages. At the time of this writing, it lists 10 services as offline.

But the company is working on the problem. Apple reports that 11 other outages from earlier in the day are already back online. Those affected the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Books and others.

What Apple services are offline

At this time, the list of Apple services marked as being offline are:

  • Find My
  • iCloud Backup
  • iCloud Bookmarks and Tabs
  • iCloud Contacts
  • iCloud Drive
  • iCloud Keychain
  • iCloud Mail
  • iCloud Notes
  • iWork for iCloud
  • Photos

Updates on fixed services

So far on Wednesday, Apple has resolved its problems with:

  • App Store
  • Apple Books
  • Apple Card
  • Apple Music
  • Apple Music Radio
  • iCloud Calendar
  • iCloud Web Apps
  • iCloud Storage Upgrades
  • iMessage
  • iTunes Store
  • Mac App Store
  • Radio

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