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iTunes is a media player, media library, online radio broadcaster, and mobile device management application developed by Apple. The iTunes Store allows for the purchase of digital music, video, ebooks and audio books.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of iTunes reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

iTunes Outage Chart 02/26/2026 13:30

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by iTunes users through our website.

  1. Errors (43%)

    Errors (43%)

  2. Sign in (29%)

    Sign in (29%)

  3. Buffering (14%)

    Buffering (14%)

  4. Playback Issues (14%)

    Playback Issues (14%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent iTunes outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
AustraliaSydney Buffering
United StatesSpring Branch Errors
United StatesTraverse City Errors
United StatesPortland Errors
EcuadorGuayaquil Sign in
United StatesNaperville Playback Issues
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iTunes Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • pilky Martin Pilkington (@pilky) reported

    @BigZaphod I remember when it used to be the case that if iTunes started ******* you knew your computer really was having problems and needs a restart

  • lirelum bark bark woof (@lirelum) reported

    @ardentPuppy_ i think they should put more effort into it, its pretty clear that a lot of iphone users with windows pcs are using spotify instead of apple music because itunes sucks on windows, and no ones gonna switch computers for a music streaming service

  • borasaeksowuju Alpaca⁷ ᴾʳᵒᵒᶠ06.10🌌 (@borasaeksowuju) reported

    @innerchilding7 You can make an Apple ID on desktop via iTunes first if that feels more comfortable. And then just download the app on your android phone, login with the details. It doesn't ask for payment details unless you subscribe for Apple Music Premium.

  • supwidit 😴 (@supwidit) reported

    @Artosis iTunes is for audio only content. I believe the service you are looking for is Apple TV.

  • JackLunaWrites Jack Luna (@JackLunaWrites) reported

    $APPL just tried to delete old photos on my iPhone over and over and over again. My files are a mess. ITunes has made my music a mess. I want this stock to die. The ecosystem is terrible and confusing. **** this company

  • VidrioCafe Vidrio Cafe (@VidrioCafe) reported

    @philtrem22 @LinuxSeb macOS is mostly good. A friend just got into confusing trouble by allowing iCloud to take control of files. I got into trouble one time by letting iTunes do what it wanted with my music. And of course the shell (zsh) is different from bash, if you're used to bash.

  • DankestLariat Orange Crush 🔞 (@DankestLariat) reported

    @FireBean23 Thanks, that's very kind of you! Actually, I already sent the tracks to CDBaby, do I don't need the help anymore. I did several tests, concluding the microsecond was not added by my DAWs, rather it's a problem in iTunes and VLC's track import. I even ended up burning a CD, (1/2)

  • plexamp Plexamp (@plexamp) reported

    @FistfulOfDave @plex it’s a consequence of the server implementing the same approach as itunes. the queue actions affect an “up next” region which doesn’t exist until you manipulate the queue in some way.

  • Gamer_Shy_ GamerShy YellowStar (@Gamer_Shy_) reported

    @miklos_akos Most games actually detect and block VMs now. And I'm more referring to things like iTunes or the Apple Store basically being shoved down your throat on Apple Devices. At least with Windows you can modify it all to not be a burden. Regardless, you do you, I just hate apple lmao

  • FoureiraStreams Poli Ploki era (@FoureiraStreams) reported

    @appIause yeah but also, hype as dead down period. Temperatura managed to enter several different iTunes. poli ploki has done three. i'm not sensing that it will enter any others at this point either

  • RemaStats REMA STATS🦇 (@RemaStats) reported

    |📰 •@heisrema’s “Calm Down” is still charting on — —— •Worldwide iTunes Chart — 16[-4]Days. — •Wordwide Apple Music Chart — 45 Days. — •European iTunes Chart — 44 Days. — •European Apple Music Chart — 60 Days.

  • miklos_akos Akos Miklos (@miklos_akos) reported

    @Gamer_Shy_ Why would I want to play games on a machine specifically designed for work? Also neither the App Store nor iTunes (which doesn't even exist on macOS anymore) are shoved down your throat, you can choose to not use them just like on Windows. Microsoft is more aggressive with this.

  • kharioki Kharioki.kot (@kharioki) reported

    @ItsMurumba I tried it with itunes, paypal and its not working

  • NotBumpWills Sensei Thunderfist, MD (@NotBumpWills) reported

    @JPosnanski They get us on the ground in one piece and right side up they can read the iTunes terms of service in Klingon as far as I’m concerned.

  • sir19631 sir1963 (@sir19631) reported

    @jdalrymple Bring back a real version of OSX server. Bring back Airport, use the Apple TV as a base station Fix iTunes so sharing can be done like it used to be able to. Make IOS/OSX a better product, don't use services as lock in, I will use it if it is better. I do NOT do subscriptions

  • Tyco0z Tycooz (@Tyco0z) reported

    I want to buy 6 star selector in alchemy stars but i think itunes payment service is down on my country or something because i can’t freaking buy it! DON’T YOU WANT MY MONEY?! Oh btw should i pick novio or eicy

  • dylanwing1 Aric (@dylanwing1) reported

    **** U APPLE. **** U FOR LOCKING ME OUT SO NOW I GOTTA MAKE A NEW ITUNES. THIS IS MY 3RD APPLE ID. LITERALLY. I CAN SIGN IN ON A AMDROID NO PROBLEM. BUT BECAUSE OLD IPHONE IS BROKEN WITH AN OLD NUMBER, I CANT RECIEVE A VERIFICATION CODE. WHICH MEANS PLAYLISTS ARE GONE.

  • blackhawkpat Patrick EA Griffin (@blackhawkpat) reported

    @cbk20 @Yankees Open the app on your television and use your Apple or iTunes login.

  • pietmashika Mokgalaka🇿🇦 (@pietmashika) reported

    @_nkululeko8 @m3_katty iTunes doesn’t have a subscription service, its apple music that have a subscription service.

  • DankestLariat Orange Crush 🔞 (@DankestLariat) reported

    @FireBean23 playing it on several devices to make sure it plays correctly (it did), then importing it to iTunes and that's when the error was added. Also played it directly on iTunes without importing and it played good. Then imported NIN's The Fragile and also added that damn blank space(2)

  • dylanwing1 Aric (@dylanwing1) reported

    Because the Itunes is attached to this new bullshit account I had to make, just to turn it on. I know my sign in. Thats the worst part.

  • speakybeaky speaky (@speakybeaky) reported

    "how are you liking that hatsune miku game you won't shut up about, speaky?" thanks for asking, right now it's making me mad because there's things i would like to buy and itunes has it on their stupid subscription service but not their store

  • dylanwing1 Aric (@dylanwing1) reported

    IM DONE WITH @iTunes. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECOVER MY APPLE ID THRU EMAIL. BUT U SUCK. SO NOW MY "NEW" PHONE WON'T LET ME CHANGE MY ITUNES SIGN IN. @AppleMusic @Apple

  • 1dtpwk_28 Morgan ◟̽◞̽ (@1dtpwk_28) reported

    KEEP STREAMING #lifewaster ITS GOING DOWN ON THE ITUNES CHARTS

  • Pezzamystic1 Pez (@Pezzamystic1) reported

    To @Apple users, I haven't used my iTunes account for about 8 years but received an email saying my account was locked because of too many login attempts. Should I bother unlocking it or leave it? It's been over a decade since I last used any #Apple products 📱

  • scott_wiggle scott (@scott_wiggle) reported

    @ghjpop1 @ChartEssentials @ladygaga But you’re trying to imply that iTunes shouldn’t have weight in the Billboard 100 and that will only perpetuate the problem I just mentioned. The song it’s popular enough to get people to buy it

  • PatFoodCatFood Patrick 🤠 (@PatFoodCatFood) reported

    how on earth is itunes for pc this broken and unusable in the year 2022

  • todricksteam Todrick Hall Street Team™ (@todricksteam) reported

    @harte_karen I haven’t had any issues with listening to the album via ITunes. Perhaps contacting apple care about your account.

  • domchristie dom christie (@domchristie) reported

    @JamesCridland @_PodLink @mijustin It seems like ~10 services use the iTunes ID, ~5 use the feed URL, and the rest use a custom ID (which I assume require lookups to that service?)

  • Zack_DT Zack (@Zack_DT) reported

    @MattyMullins Pre-ordered on ITunes weeks ago. Apple won’t let me download. Hopefully many others are not having the issue