Apple TV Hit by Hours-Long Outage: Here's What Happened
ET, with the app failing to load on certain devices. Although Downdetector showed a sharp spike in reports around the same time, the number of reports declined considerably in the following hours. Apple’s status page, however, is yet to turn green for the service, meaning some users may still be unable to launch the app or access its titles.It is unusual for Apple TV to be down for so long.
- ▪ET, with the app failing to load on certain devices.
- ▪Although Downdetector showed a sharp spike in reports around the same time, the number of reports declined considerably in the following hours.
- ▪Apple’s status page, however, is yet to turn green for the service, meaning some users may still be unable to launch the app or access its titles.It is unusual for Apple TV to be down for so long.
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Several Apple services, including the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple TV, faced temporary outages or other issues following scheduled maintenance last night.While access to all other services has been restored, the Apple TV streaming service is still undergoing maintenance and unavailable for some users, Apple says on its System Status page.Issues with Apple TV began around 4:43 p.m. ET, with the app failing to load on certain devices. Although Downdetector showed a sharp spike in reports around the same time, the number of reports declined considerably in the following hours.
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