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TV Shows seeing outage for some on Apple TV, iTunes Store (update: back)

We’re receiving multiple reports from readers indicating that the TV Shows feature on Apple TV and on iTunes on Mac in the United States is seeing an outage. So, it’s not just you. Apple is yet to comment on the downtime on its official status page.

TV Shows icon disappeared from Apple TV? #frustrating

— Klifton Keplinger (@klifk) August 29, 2013

https://twitter.com/cmm6501/status/373129216117575680

https://twitter.com/HarleyQuinn7123/status/372927860270698496

https://twitter.com/jasonsandmeyer/status/373130575118630912

Update: We’re getting reports that TV shows are starting to come back for some users. 

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Apple’s iCloud servers once again experiencing major outages for a growing number of users

Update, 9:34 AM: Apple has now updated its System Status page to confirm the outages we reported earlier this morning. Apple reports some users experienced issues with account & sign in for iCloud, purchases for iTunes, Game Center, and creating new Apple IDs:

Over the last couple of months Apple’s iCloud servers have been experiencing major outages approximately every couple of weeks and today a growing number of users are once again complaining of issues accessing various iCloud services.

9to5Mac readers in several countries have reached out to Apple support who confirmed the outages, although Apple is yet to update its System Status page to reflect the downtime. Apple is typically at least a few hours behind in reporting outages.

As highlighted by hundreds of users on Twitter, the outages appear to be affecting multiple iCloud services including Mail, third-party apps attempting to access iCloud credentials, and Find my iPhone. Others are simply receiving an error message when attempting to access any iCloud service. Some users are also reporting that iCloud is requesting they reset their passwords as if their account is experiencing a security issue.

We’ll update this post when/if Apple finally reports the outages.

So, is iCloud coming down, or are we hallucinating? http://t.co/fKAepnEhzO

— Ulysses Team (@the_soulmen) April 23, 2013

#iCloud seems to be down. Or account hacked? Hopefully not…

— Juhana Venäläinen (@juhana_) April 23, 2013

iCloud – AppStore – iTunes : Hors Service pic.twitter.com/6llTx5pu8o

— Vincent Chapeau (@iChaps_) April 23, 2013

https://twitter.com/himanzoo/status/326669089533722624

https://twitter.com/KhaledYousry/status/326666876124033024

Anyone else having #server issues with #Apple #icloud this morning?

— Kevvy (@kevvyrowley) April 23, 2013

the strangest thing is happening to my #icloud email account on my phone. hope messages will return… :-((

— bernardo (@bjchan) April 23, 2013

https://twitter.com/ridewithgarrett/status/326664553310081024

@flexibits Fantastical keeps asking for my password for my iCloud cal. Ideas?

— Meron Bareket (@MeronBareket) April 23, 2013

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Apple confirms another iMessage, FaceTime outage (Update: Fixed)

Update: 12:30PM ET – Apple’s status website also saying the issues are resolved

For the second time this week, Apple has confirmed that iMessage and FaceTime are experiencing hiccups, albeit nearly three hours after users first started reporting issues.

Any regular user of the service can speak for how regular of an occurrence this is, and Apple is consistently slow to confirm any service disruption.

Notably, when Apple does admit any downtime, it typically downplays the issue while our own experience and that of the good people on Twitter reflects otherwise.

Maybe Apple doesn’t know what a system status page means. Maybe it is a blog aggregation service:”lots of blogs reporting iMessage outage”

— Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) April 12, 2013

Apple: Don’t look to our laggy system status page to see if iCloud is down. Check the blogs which are an hour ahead of our reporting system.

— Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) April 12, 2013

@jlgolson The reporting tool is a bigger embarrassment than the outages themselves

— Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) April 12, 2013

Can iMessage work? That would be cool

— Adam Zarcone (@AdamZarcone) April 12, 2013

https://twitter.com/kraymoney/status/322735363418365952

https://twitter.com/JoshLongman_/status/322735363158331392

Why is iMessage screwing up again?!? 😡😡

— Amanda 🏁 (@Mandy14__) April 12, 2013