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Apple App Store and Subscriptions outage briefly disrupts purchases

Minor Apple outage July 14, 2026

Outage timeline

Jul 14, 4:17 AM

by Apple status page
Outage officially acknowledged

Warn

Users may be experiencing issues with locations and brands.

Affected components:
- Apple Business
  
  Up
  
  Warn
Jul 14, 4:57 AM

by Apple status page
Outage update

Down

App Store and Subscription Purchase: Some users may be experiencing issues with this service. , Users may be experiencing issues with locations and brands., and App Store and Subscription Purchase: Users may be experiencing intermittent issues with this service.

Affected components:
- App Store
  
  Up
  
  Down
- Subscription Purchase
  
  Up
  
  Down
Jul 14, 6:27 AM

by Apple status page
Outage update

Down

App Store and Subscription Purchase: Some users may be experiencing issues with this service. and App Store and Subscription Purchase: Users may be experiencing intermittent issues with this service.

Affected components:
- Apple Business
  
  Warn
  
  Up
Jul 14, 6:32 AM

by Apple status page
Outage resolved

Up

Affected components:
- App Store
  
  Down
  
  Up
- Subscription Purchase
  
  Down
  
  Up

Incident summary

Apple's App Store and Subscription Purchase services faced a brief disruption for some users. The issue first appeared as a warning on the Apple System Status page around Jul 14, 2026 4:17 AM UTC, signaling broader issues with locations and brands. The outage for App Store and Subscription Purchase began around 4:57 AM UTC, with users reporting difficulty accessing the store and completing purchases. Apple Business showed a degraded state during the early phase and recovered by 6:27 AM UTC. By 6:32 AM UTC App Store and Subscription Purchase were back up, restoring normal service for users.