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Apple App Store, iTunes Store, Mac App Store outage disrupts purchases

Major Apple outage July 30, 2026

Outage timeline

Jul 30, 12:47 AM

by Apple status page
Outage officially acknowledged

Down

Users may be experiencing intermittent issues with this service.

Affected components:
- Subscription Purchase
  
  Up
  
  Down
Jul 30, 1:37 AM

by Apple status page
Outage update

Down

Some users may be experiencing issues with this service. , AppleCare purchase is temporarily unavailable., and Users may be experiencing intermittent issues with this service.

Affected components:
- App Store
  
  Up
  
  Down
- iTunes Store
  
  Up
  
  Down
- Mac App Store
  
  Up
  
  Down
Jul 30, 1:42 AM

by Apple status page

Outage update

Down

Users may be unable to make purchases in the iTunes Store, Mac App Store, and App Store., AppleCare purchase is temporarily unavailable., and Users may be experiencing intermittent issues with this service.
Jul 30, 2:52 AM

by Apple status page
Outage update

Down

Users may be unable to make purchases in the iTunes Store, Mac App Store, and App Store. and Users may be experiencing intermittent issues with this service.

Affected components:
- AppleCare on Device
  
  Down
  
  Up
Jul 30, 2:57 AM

by Apple status page
Outage resolved

Up

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

Incident summary

Users attempting purchases across Apple’s storefronts encountered an outage that prevented transactions on the App Store, iTunes Store, and Mac App Store. AppleCare purchases were also temporarily unavailable. The disruption began around 12:47 AM UTC after Apple flagged intermittent issues and escalated to a broader storefront outage with payment failures across regions. Reports of failed payments, including Apple Pay, were common as the incident unfolded. The outage persisted for roughly two hours before services began to recover.

Apple’s status updates indicated that AppleCare on Device contributed to the disruption, with that component moving from down to up around 2:52 AM UTC and all affected storefronts (App Store, iTunes Store, Mac App Store) and the Subscription Purchase restored by 2:57 AM UTC. By that time, purchases were processing again and user reports started to decline as services returned to normal across regions.