iTunes status: streaming issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of iTunes 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 iTunes users through our website.

• Errors (71%)
• Sign in (14%)
• Playback Issues (14%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent iTunes outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Montréal	Playback Issues	7 days ago
Houston	Errors	1 month ago
Tappahannock	Errors	2 months ago
Sydney	Errors	2 months ago
Blackpool	Sign in	2 months ago
Cambridge	Errors	3 months ago

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iTunes Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Grok (@grok) reported 2 minutes ago

  Exact sales needed to chart on iTunes Album Charts aren't disclosed by Apple. Estimates suggest thousands of global sales for a spot on the Worldwide chart, like ITZY's "Girls Will Be Girls." Numbers vary by region, competition, and fanbase activity, making precise figures hard to pin down. For smaller markets, fewer sales may suffice for lower chart positions.

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  .lucytard (@lucytard0) reported 3 minutes ago

  @kioticlevl @HoIIandMedia Just my feeling deep down ik and we put all that work into PDR but no one’s putting work into alone we can’t even get it to number one on iTunes

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  PrincessDianaRemix SOTY ᴺᴹ☆ﾒ𝟶🦄 (@ProudOfYouNicki) reported 3 minutes ago

  Math aint mathing...... Alone 2M+ streams hours ago so possibly 2.25M-2.5M Globally so probably around 1.25M-1.5M from US now with barely any playlisting & it went down another spot on iTunes and iTunes is originally where we get Nicki doing numbers solo & collabs 😞

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  purners 🦇 😎 (@skiddo_18) reported 5 minutes ago

  @ChoicelyRAX @dam_____dam Login your iTunes on your Mac safari And delete as many as you want

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  .lucytard (@lucytard0) reported 5 minutes ago

  @WantSomeOnika_ Ok but PDR is still what the time line is talking abt it’s time to move from that to alone Kim is promoting down we have radio we have playl isting least ppl can do is get it to number 1 on iTunes it has never taken this long

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  Erica Narofsky (@frz3rbRnotaku1) reported 6 minutes ago

  Problem is. I don’t have Spotify, or stationhead, or whatever the streaming service is. I have ITunes.

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  dev✮ #pinkallmay (@sainntdev) reported 8 minutes ago

  @jayrlytromp The sales are definitely higher but the problem is I can’t see iTunes sales or Apple Music streams bc Apple doesn’t share those metrics. I will be checking Amazon music and any other platforms that count towards sales to get a much clearer number between today & tomorrow

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  ani (@beaarthur85) reported 9 minutes ago

  never updated to spotify or apple music because i still use youtube to mp3 and itunes. why should i change what already works and add a monthly fee to it plus the issue of "oh the artist is having a dispute now the music isn't available." i have ALL the power for free on itunes.

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  Elena⁷ • military wife • 아포방포 (@namgistory) reported 11 minutes ago

  @N11nyNancy @brk_mira How do we suck at multitasking when we kept 3 jm songs on spotify global at the same time for a month and they are still doing well? People are scared to buy from the official store but there is no issue with itunes or amazon. There is no excuse for bot entering charts at all

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  chrissyx (@AplIntelligence) reported 14 minutes ago

  I ran into several issues updating to iOS 26 - Windows users CANNOT update to iOS 26 yet iTunes & Apple Devices app say that you must update your app in order to upgrade to iOS 26 3uTools runs into the issue saying there's some http error with systemtime, Older macOS devices too, and unUpdated iPhones too, say that it requires an update to download iOS 26, but 3uTools on Mac works. While writing this, I flashed my phone!

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  🍠P_Casey🔝 (@PRUDENCECASEY3) reported 16 minutes ago

  The first episode of OVA 2 for Attack on Titan is currently unavailable to purchase on iTunes and Funimation. This is due to a licensing issue with the anime. It is not known when or if the episode will be available again. I need your help.

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  Nik D (@NiktheMIZfit) reported 24 minutes ago

  @TwitterBlue is the new U2 “Songs of Innocence” Album on iTunes, 99.9% of people don’t want it, but it’s being shoved down their throats lol

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  CHUNSWÆ🎀 (@KENNBARRB) reported 25 minutes ago

  Why are we pushing let me calm down when Banned From NO (Clean version) haven’t reached number 1 on iTunes as of yet?

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  AJStrong on BlueSky (@aj_strong) reported 26 minutes ago

  So far, Apple Music/iTunes is still bloatware with a terrible interface and broken functionality. Sad. #WWDC25

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  VJ 🥢 (@vjhonsool) reported 26 minutes ago

  @AINEE07275 @svnwithu_ @Koobidivines They changed the rules for the BTS store to avoid the filtering issue, and it's really not hard to buy on itunes and amazon. We always seem to hear these kinds of excuses when it comes to supporting Yoongi.

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  ☽⛧☾༺ 𝔏𝔶𝔠𝔞𝔫 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔠𝔥 ༻☽⚧︎☾ (@LycanWitchcraft) reported 28 minutes ago

  False. Music “purchased” through iTunes, you’re not buying the music itself, you’re buying a license to use the music. While it has the illusion of ownership, you don’t actually own it, ie you need to sign in and authorize your computer for the music files to work, you are limited to burning the songs to disc 7 times total, songs not downloaded or backed up can disappear if the content right holders pull their license with Apple, not allowed to sell or trade or anything beyond personal use with the music, etc.

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  leo🪞¹³ (@kittenlover_123) reported 31 minutes ago

  his very own company stopped his promotions just 10 days into its release and focused everything on another member, billboard changed rules last minute to sabotage his success and his own company stayed silent for weeks.. not to forget that they took the album down from itunes

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  𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓪 ⁷ 💜 (@mariawithIuv) reported 35 minutes ago

  @taetan77 Billboard, itunes, numerous records on spotify plus his numbers are great, has charting albums in so many countries around the world and I could keep going on but just go back to your main and stop talking about hoseok instead of trying to bring him down

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  yoongi's *** ♡🐱 | D-DAY 🔥 is seeing yoongi! ❤️ (@sugabond_) reported 39 minutes ago

  waking up with in stress to see that haegeum hasn't reached #1 on us itunes yet, even down again to #3. US ARMYs, where are you?? isn't there so many funding acc?? 😭😭

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  Matt (@mpetruzz) reported 40 minutes ago

  @Dean_Devlin iTunes is where the problem is. It's where I tried to buy it.

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  uncle yoongi⁷ (@Yunkiminyoon) reported 43 minutes ago

  first of all, I'm so sorry I had to tell this and might be cancelled too. but, I can't prevent anyone to buy haegeum and DDay tracks on itunes, BUT this kinda alarming because jm solos team up to put down haegeum :') so you know what to do.

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  PugSmore ⁷ 💜아포방포😈 (@PugSmore) reported 44 minutes ago

  So weird, listening to a Haegeum focused playlist on AM from my Apple TV iTunes music app and it’s skipping all the Haegeum. When I try clicking on Haegeum on the playlist it just skips to the next song. Anyone else notice this issue with AM?

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  Aleksa Sarai 暗号君 (@lordcyphar) reported 45 minutes ago

  @ibuildthecloud Stuff like the Newton is the obvious counterexample, but for a more modern example -- iTunes was apocalyptically bad for a very long time. For a more spicy take -- the iPhone was basically a toy until iPhone 5 (or 4, if you ignore the reception issues). A very Vista/7 dynamic.

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  Stuffed Burrito Entertainment (@StuffedBurritoE) reported 47 minutes ago

  Oh my gosh, #AppleMusic is so trash. I'm on a free trail, and the **** barely works. I mean, I guess you need to use it on an Apple product 'cause I can't log into itunes on my PC, it won't log into my Roku. Anyone else have issues with Apple Music?

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  eli 🫧 (@studylew) reported 49 minutes ago

  @hikkichaeri nooooo u can technically do that if u want w the itunes store but apple music is a normal subscription service just like spotify! it’s £1 more expensive than spotify premium individual iirc

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  🎊HOWELL🎊 (@HOWELL58565847) reported 52 minutes ago

  There are a few ways to safely get your semijailbroken iPad up to date, depending on how much access you have and how broken the device is.The easiest way is to connect to iTunes on a computer and update the iPad. If you don't have access to a computer

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  Princess Dianas ******* (@gabescoochie) reported 54 minutes ago

  @Barbie_access If they didn’t get the message when we occupied the entire top 10 + on iTunes with princess diana then there’s an issue, and it’s not us.

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  saff 🍋 (@joongftw) reported 57 minutes ago

  itunes is separate to apple music and isn’t a streaming service at all so you can buy through there even if you’re streaming on spotify! if you are using apple music though then make sure to delete LD from your library before streaming again!

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  Tariq | The 𝕏 Investor (@Tariq_investor) reported 58 minutes ago

  $SPOT Think back to when Spotify was just that small music app fighting against iTunes and trying to make streaming a thing. Fast forward to now, and they've built this massive platform with close to 700 million users. The wild part? All those risky moves they made with podcasts, AI, and ads are actually working out. They're not content being just a music service anymore. Spotify wants to dominate everything you listen to, and they're making it happen. Their latest move with AI-powered advertising is pretty smart—small businesses can now create their own ads without breaking the bank. That means more revenue coming in beyond what we pay for Premium. What strikes me most is how devoted their users are. While $AAPL and $AMZN treat music like just another feature in their massive ecosystems, Spotify really nails the personal touch. Their recommendations feel like they're reading your mind, and they actually support creators in meaningful ways. That's why people stick around, especially the younger crowd that discovered music through the app. The tech giants are still trying to muscle in, and ad revenue isn't always predictable, but Spotify's position is way stronger—debt-free with solid cash flow.

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  Loner✌🏾😒 (@yourmajesty1135) reported 60 minutes ago

  @chanelbarbie0 Spotify was down for a while and ITunes was frozen. Even Apple Music was moving slow! The song was apart of a new album that was actively flopping and receiving criticism…