Apple's streaming services, including Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade, resumed normal operations late Thursday after a temporary outage affecting thousands of US users. The company's system status page confirmed the resolution after reports peaked at approximately 15,000 user complaints on Downdetector.com.
Service disruptions began Thursday evening US time, with affected users unable to access content across multiple platforms. By midnight Eastern Time, reported issues had dropped to 208 – a 98% reduction from peak levels – indicating widespread resolution.
While the outage primarily impacted US subscribers, the incident highlights growing global reliance on digital entertainment platforms. Business analysts note that such technical disruptions could influence investor confidence in cloud-based service providers, particularly as Asian markets increasingly adopt similar streaming models.
Downdetector, which aggregates outage reports from user submissions and network status indicators, tracked the incident in real time. Apple has not disclosed the cause of the outage but confirmed full restoration across all affected services.
