Microsoft Outlook for iOS still down and out for many after 'service change'
Microsoft Outlook for iOS continues to experience outages over 24 hours after users reported issues. Despite a rollback of a recent service change, many users are still facing sign-in failures and unexpected sign-outs. Microsoft's status page indicates ongoing service degradation, leaving users frustrated and confused.
- ▪Users began experiencing access issues on Monday morning, prompting complaints about sign-in failures.
- ▪Microsoft confirmed the problem and attempted a rollback to restore services, but many users still reported issues.
- ▪The service degradation appears to be limited to the iOS version of Outlook, affecting users' ability to access their email.
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