Apple Music and Apple TV briefly affected by partial outage (resolved)

Apple logged a partial outage impacting Apple Music and Apple TV (including the Apple TV Channels feature) starting around 2:53PM ET. According to Apple’s System Status updates, the issue affected “some” users and was resolved around 4:31PM ET.

Reports on DownDetector began appearing shortly before Apple’s official notice, with initial reports near 2:33PM ET. The outage was intermittent and limited in scope — many users (including some Engadget staff) remained able to stream normally while others experienced interruptions.

Timeline

• ~2:33PM ET — Users begin reporting problems on DownDetector.
• ~2:53PM ET — Apple logs the outage on its System Status page.
• ~4:31PM ET — Apple marks the incident as resolved.

What to do if you were affected

• Check Apple’s live status page: Apple System Status.
• Restart the app or device, sign out/in to your Apple ID, and confirm your network connection.
• Consult community trackers like DownDetector for localized reports: DownDetector.

Context

Apple relies on cloud infrastructure, including third‑party data centers, to run many of its online services. Past wide outages — such as the October 2025 incident tied to Amazon Web Services — underscore how dependencies on cloud providers can ripple across multiple apps and platforms.

Apple has been contacted for additional details about the scope and root cause; we will update this post if the company provides more information.

Discussion: Did Apple Music or Apple TV fail for you during the outage — and if so, what device and region were you using?