Apple Developer Outage History

The Apple Developer System Status page indicated that App Store Connect became unavailable beginning at Dec 9, 2025 3:02 AM UTC and remained inaccessible until Dec 9, 2025 7:32 PM UTC. This outage prevented developers from using App Store Connect to manage apps, submit builds, access analytics, and perform related tasks. User reports started around 2:00 AM UTC and persisted through the day, including a report from Austin, Texas at 5:27 PM UTC.

Apple's System Status page tracked the progression with updates, noting App Store Connect was down and later restored. The incident included multiple official updates as Apple worked to return services to normal, with the outage lasting roughly 16 hours and 30 minutes.

Overall, developers relying on App Store Connect experienced a broad disruption to app submissions, build management, and analytics. The status page documented the outage and subsequent recovery, signaling a service restoration by Dec 9, 2025 7:32 PM UTC.

An Apple Developer outage briefly disrupted access to TestFlight and App Store Connect, with sign-in failures and issues uploading builds reported by users. The incident began at 1:38 AM UTC when the Developer ID Notary Service transitioned from up to down, and services returned to normal by 2:12 AM UTC, lasting about 34 minutes. The issue affected development workflows, including app signing and build delivery, for a short window.

The Apple Developer status page shows Xcode Cloud went down at Dec 5, 2025 11:52 PM UTC and was restored by Dec 6, 2025 3:07 AM UTC. The outage lasted approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes, during which Xcode Cloud-based CI/CD workflows were unavailable, impacting builds and automation for developers relying on Xcode Cloud. The provider issued 2 status updates during the incident detailing the issue and its resolution.

Apple Developer experienced a degraded state for App Store Connect - TestFlight beginning at 3:17 PM UTC, with developers reporting difficulties accessing TestFlight workflows and related features. Separately, the Developer ID Notary Service suffered a brief outage starting at 7:12 PM UTC and ending at 7:42 PM UTC. The incidents were observed across multiple regions, indicating a broad impact on signing, notarization, and TestFlight-related workflows. The status page issued multiple updates over the course of the event, and App Store Connect - TestFlight was restored by 8:32 PM UTC while the Notary Service returned to normal shortly after the outage.

Apple Developer's App Store - Sandbox environment experienced an outage. The incident began on Nov 4, 2025 3:52 PM UTC with the Sandbox component listed as down and was resolved by Nov 4, 2025 6:22 PM UTC when the service returned to up. The outage disrupted sandbox testing workflows for developers relying on App Store services and lasted about 2 hours and 30 minutes. The Apple Developer System Status page posted two updates during the incident documenting the outage and restoration. No user reports were observed, and the issue appeared isolated to App Store - Sandbox with no broader impact on other Apple Developer services.

A service disruption on Apple Developer affected News Publisher and App Store - In-App Purchases. News Publisher went offline at Oct 24, 2025 4:57 PM UTC, followed by App Store - In-App Purchases outages at Oct 24, 2025 5:32 PM UTC. The outage disrupted publishing and in-app purchase workflows for developers.

App Store - In-App Purchases recovered by Oct 24, 2025 6:52 PM UTC and News Publisher was restored by Oct 24, 2025 8:07 PM UTC. The incident lasted about 3 hours and 10 minutes, with Apple Developer issuing four status updates during the event.

Apple Developer experienced a global outage affecting App Store Connect - TestFlight, Apple Podcasts Connect, and Apple Music for Artists. Users could not access these services, with TestFlight and App Store Connect experiencing significant access issues and interruptions to related workflows. The disruption impacted developers uploading and testing apps, publishers using Podcasts Connect, and artists managing data in Apple Music for Artists, with reports coming in from many regions around the world. The incident began when the Apple Developer status page showed a transition to down and persisted for several hours, ending with a recovery.

Apple Developer experienced a prolonged outage affecting the Developer ID Notary Service, starting at Oct 8, 2025 5:52 PM UTC and lasting until Oct 14, 2025 6:07 PM UTC. This disrupted the notarization process for macOS apps and could prevent developers from distributing signed software during the period. The outage was global in scope, with developers across regions reporting notarization failures.

Separately, App Store - In-App Purchases faced a brief outage from Oct 14, 2025 2:52 AM UTC to Oct 14, 2025 5:07 AM UTC, temporarily hindering in-app purchases for users during that window. While shorter in duration, this second incident affected purchase flows for a portion of users.

Across the incident, Apple Developer issued multiple updates to communicate progress and recovery timelines. The outages affected two components, reflecting a broader disruption to developer tooling and consumer purchase flows. User reports indicate the impact was felt across multiple regions.

Xcode Cloud on Apple Developer experienced a brief degraded state starting at Oct 4, 2025 5:02 AM UTC and returning to normal by Oct 4, 2025 5:37 AM UTC. The incident lasted about 35 minutes and affected builds and CI workflows that rely on Xcode Cloud. The Apple Developer status page issued two updates during the event, noting the degraded performance and later confirming restoration of service. The impact appeared localized to Xcode Cloud with no wider Apple Developer services reported as affected.

Apple Podcasts Connect was unavailable for podcasters for about five hours, preventing publishing or managing shows through the portal. The outage began at 10:37 PM UTC and was resolved by 3:42 AM UTC. Creators relying on the Apple Podcasts Connect portal would have been unable to perform publishing tasks or account changes during the incident.

The Apple Developer status page published two updates about the incident, with Apple Podcasts Connect transitioning from down to up as part of the recovery. The service was restored by Sep 30, 2025 3:42 AM UTC. The incident appeared contained to the Apple Podcasts Connect component, with no broader Apple Developer service disruption reported.