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Apple App Store outage impacts some users

Minor Apple outage August 7, 2026

Outage timeline

Aug 7, 5:17 PM

by Apple status page
Outage officially acknowledged

Down

Some users may be experiencing issues with this service.

Affected components:
- App Store
  
  Up
  
  Down
Aug 7, 6:02 PM

by Apple status page
Outage resolved

Up

Affected components:
- App Store
  
  Down
  
  Up

Incident summary

An Apple App Store outage affected a subset of users starting at 5:17 PM UTC. The Apple status page indicated that some users may be experiencing issues with this service, likely causing errors when launching, browsing, or downloading apps. The disruption appeared to be limited in scope and short in duration, with many users experiencing normal access during the event.

The issue was resolved later the same day, as the App Store moved from down back to up by 6:02 PM UTC. Apple indicated the service had returned to normal after the outage, and no extended impact to other Apple services was reported.