iTunes status: streaming issues and outage reports

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.

Most Reported Problems

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

• Errors (73%)
• Playback Issues (13%)
• Sign in (10%)
• Buffering (3%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Blackpool	Sign in	16 days ago
Cambridge	Errors	21 days ago
Manchester	Errors	29 days ago
Vancouver	Errors	1 month ago
Canton	Errors	2 months ago
Chesterfield County	Sign in	2 months ago

Full Outage Map

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iTunes Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  ☽⛧☾༺ 𝔏𝔶𝔠𝔞𝔫 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔠𝔥 ༻☽⚧︎☾ (@LycanWitchcraft) reported 2 minutes ago

  False. Music “purchased” through iTunes, you’re not buying the music itself, you’re buying a license to use the music. While it has the illusion of ownership, you don’t actually own it, ie you need to sign in and authorize your computer for the music files to work, you are limited to burning the songs to disc 7 times total, songs not downloaded or backed up can disappear if the content right holders pull their license with Apple, not allowed to sell or trade or anything beyond personal use with the music, etc.

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  Phil Fitt (@PhilFitt) reported 2 minutes ago

  @AppleMusic @Sonos Tracks that have been uploaded using the iTunes Match service display the error but other songs won’t play either despite everything being fine before. I can get around this playing via Airplay or deleting from my library and re-adding from Apple Music.

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  Erica Narofsky (@frz3rbRnotaku1) reported 3 minutes ago

  Problem is. I don’t have Spotify, or stationhead, or whatever the streaming service is. I have ITunes.

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  Mariah Carey's World (@MCareysWorld) reported 6 minutes ago

  While we wait for @MariahCarey and her team to fix the iTunes issue (listed as an album instead of a single which is why is not appearing on any charts and people can't find it) #TypeDangerous, be sure you grab your copy of the single on Amazon! @MariahAlerts

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  MalibuTheeMenace (@MalibuDollFace) reported 10 minutes ago

  Lmfao!!!! Now we know iTunes ain’t billboard & a vanguard ain’t a Grammy, YET WE KEEP SEEING DEM SINGLES SLIDE DOWN THE WALL THE NEXT WEEK. 64K SALES ON THE MOST “ powerful “ FANBASE IS A JOKE AT BEST!

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  Vonakalani Mdaka (@vonakalani) reported 15 minutes ago

  Anthony Hamilton’s Broken man is not on itunes🚮

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  dani 击̸ XØ (@daniimustdie) reported 17 minutes ago

  @bulletsforlunch its disabled cause i havent used it in like 6 years.... i was tryna restore it on itunes but i keep getting errors

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  ConservativeChitChat (@ConservativeCCh) reported 17 minutes ago

  @iheartmindy I've had to cough-up money for a couple of pound store reading glasses earlier this year 'cos I was starting to have trouble seeing prices on my iTunes wishlist (e.g. struggle to see the difference between £5.99 or £3.99) + the clock on the Windows taskbar + OTP codes on me phone

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  MEJ ⁷ (@mej7516) reported 17 minutes ago

  @BigPurrPurr @Angeliinaaax_ @MrsTOH2O Thank you. It’s like it’s 2 factions. 1) OG-iTunes/Apple Music Lib & 2) Apple Music + that you now pay $10/mon for. Before AM was a place where we could take our own cds upload into the app, & buy music from iTunes & make playlists for free. This pay service changed everything.

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  Tariq | The 𝕏 Investor (@Tariq_investor) reported 19 minutes ago

  $SPOT Think back to when Spotify was just that small music app fighting against iTunes and trying to make streaming a thing. Fast forward to now, and they've built this massive platform with close to 700 million users. The wild part? All those risky moves they made with podcasts, AI, and ads are actually working out. They're not content being just a music service anymore. Spotify wants to dominate everything you listen to, and they're making it happen. Their latest move with AI-powered advertising is pretty smart—small businesses can now create their own ads without breaking the bank. That means more revenue coming in beyond what we pay for Premium. What strikes me most is how devoted their users are. While $AAPL and $AMZN treat music like just another feature in their massive ecosystems, Spotify really nails the personal touch. Their recommendations feel like they're reading your mind, and they actually support creators in meaningful ways. That's why people stick around, especially the younger crowd that discovered music through the app. The tech giants are still trying to muscle in, and ad revenue isn't always predictable, but Spotify's position is way stronger—debt-free with solid cash flow.

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  coach ‘burt (@HeIsMyCaptain) reported 20 minutes ago

  Recognize my iPhone or there will be problems @iTunes

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  Stixu.io (@StickDiagrammer) reported 21 minutes ago

  @Gammitin You technically don't own the music on a CD you buy, either And I technically don't own the hypothetical stash of music that I got off Limewire back in the day I'm not a fan of iTunes (or whatever it's called these days), but it's not like it's just a streaming service

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  Scott Robinson - I am the hero Dr. Z (@ScottRRobinson) reported 23 minutes ago

  I have a problem how to spend my iTunes card *doctor phones* "no more local itunes :(" young impressional Mom

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  madrigal (@madriga23955939) reported 23 minutes ago

  I'm having an issue with my iPhone 14 pro max music playback. It's not syncing up with my iTunes library and I'm not sure what to do about it.

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  E|BROWNING 🛍️ Temu promoter 📩 (@EasterB55421588) reported 26 minutes ago

  The point is that even though my phone is connecting to iTunes, it won't let me add any songs or albums. It just says "An error occurred while trying to connect to the iTunes Store." Is there anything I can do?

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  American Country Music Chatter (@ACMC_Country) reported 26 minutes ago

  @shrimpscorpse @wannarockwithm3 @PopBase Exactly that's part of the joke cause someone literally burned a rep CD cause it knocked Miley down on iTunes. 😭 Mind you, you can't even buy rep on her site right now. 😭

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  Elena⁷ • military wife • 아포방포 (@namgistory) reported 29 minutes ago

  @N11nyNancy @brk_mira How do we suck at multitasking when we kept 3 jm songs on spotify global at the same time for a month and they are still doing well? People are scared to buy from the official store but there is no issue with itunes or amazon. There is no excuse for bot entering charts at all

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  🎶Writer Laura Ooo Ooooooo Beeby Baby🎶💙 (@Writer_LauraBee) reported 35 minutes ago

  @ronnieplonk I read! I have a couple of songs by the Leaves on my iTunes (yes, I'm that Boomer! 😝) but I need to down load more based on that thread.

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  ヘボ｜S-尾田 (@HEBOCHANS) reported 35 minutes ago

  JTW🆕 You’ll Be There (2024) 2023 Trolls Band Together Keep Going Up No Love Lost ICU Remix 3D Remix 2022 Stay with me Sin Fin 2021 Just Be Innocent Parent Trap Without Me (2018) iTunes Festival (2013) Okay (2007) Justin & Christina (2003) Bring My Angel Down To Earth (2002)

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  So 🅱️UZZED 💫 2.0 ᵇˡᵐ (@NicsLightyear) reported 45 minutes ago

  Y’all using bully tactics to get people to purchase Alone on iTunes. We don’t see the problem lol?

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  of Cherrie (@ofcherrie) reported 46 minutes ago

  @hyperfixedpod iTunes Match. Access your iTunes library on any of your devices. Track down a copy of senuti & rip your OG library

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  Ayman Trancer (@AydogTrancer) reported 47 minutes ago

  @LucasGageX @GozukaraFurkan It won't work on iTunes Apple would shut it down fast

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  Reggie Hawkins (@ReggieHawk17270) reported 48 minutes ago

  @Savage16May I sold my house. Bought a cheaper place out of town for lower taxes. And to avoid the bullshit water, garbage fees. Cancelled all unnecessary subscriptions. Down to only one internet tv provider no satellite. No iTunes.

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  𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝞰 𝙈𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙖 𝞑𝙚𝙖𝙧 (@AmerMommaBear) reported 48 minutes ago

  @WonderWomaNinja My hubby has access to everything and vise versa. We use one iTunes account because he has issues with passwords so we get most of each other’s texts & calls. My accounts are used for recovery of his accounts. After 30 yrs if I had something to hide, I shouldn’t be married.

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  eli 🫧 (@studylew) reported 49 minutes ago

  @hikkichaeri nooooo u can technically do that if u want w the itunes store but apple music is a normal subscription service just like spotify! it’s £1 more expensive than spotify premium individual iirc

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  Explainer (@ByExplainer) reported 49 minutes ago

  @sk8ergrlmitsuki @iconredesign Because iTunes Remote will probably shut down in iOS 27 (maybe even ios 26)

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  𝒫ℯ𝓉𝓇𝒶 (@petra_pez80) reported 51 minutes ago

  @SAS2you @dickwarlock13 yes, she said that one phone that depp allegedly throw out the window (in reality SHE was the one throwing HIS phone out), she said its broken and on this was evidence. and she had no backup. who in their right mind believes that she had no backop on itunes or cloud???

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  Peter (@gracedbypete) reported 51 minutes ago

  @mwill2023 @Cobratate @RealAlexJones Alex doesn't talk about the Jew problem. Been a listener of Alex Jones since 2008 when I was in middle school. I caught his show live in iTunes for years. There was only a few callers that would get through and ask the question about Zionist Jews and he'd immediately hang up.

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  Grey-Dee! (@DefGrady) reported 58 minutes ago

  There was a joke a LONGG while back on windo about a radio station, but i genuinely kinda want to see about making an online radio service. Something that old itunes can connect too, at least. But i feel like the amount of people who'd actually use it.. Low. but it could be fun!

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  saff 🍋 (@joongftw) reported 59 minutes ago

  itunes is separate to apple music and isn’t a streaming service at all so you can buy through there even if you’re streaming on spotify! if you are using apple music though then make sure to delete LD from your library before streaming again!