Apple’s iCloud services suffered a widespread disruption lasting several hours, impacting users globally. Key services such as Find My, iCloud Mail, Photos, iWork, iCloud Calendar, and Contacts were temporarily unavailable during the outage.
The disruption reportedly began around 1:18 am IST, with Downdetector showing a surge in complaints, mostly about server connection issues and email access, while some users also faced syncing difficulties.
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Apple acknowledged the service interruption on its System Status page, stating that “some users were affected,” though it did not disclose the full scope or cause of the problem. The company confirmed that all services were fully restored by 4:30 am IST.
The outage impacted a wide range of Apple platforms and features, including:
- Apple Business Essentials
- Apple Business Manager
- Apple School Manager
- Find My
- iCloud Account and Sign-In
- iCloud Calendar
- iCloud Contacts
- iCloud Mail
- iCloud Storage Upgrades
- iCloud Web Apps
- iWork for iCloud
- Photos
Many users expressed their frustration on social media, especially on platform X (formerly Twitter). One user, Steve Guttbinder, remarked, “Never have I seen Apple’s cloud services down for this long with a confirmed ‘outage.’ Over 2.5 hours and still ongoing.”
While Apple has yet to reveal what caused the disruption, it has assured users that all services are now functioning normally.
