The Apple Music utility for obtain within the Apple App retailer.
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Apple mentioned Wednesday that it was wanting into an outage for its App Retailer on iOS and MacOS gadgets.
The iPhone maker picked up 19% of income from its Providers class, together with some from the App Retailer. For many functions, builders hold all income they generate by way of the App Retailer, however Apple receives a fee when individuals purchase particular person apps and make in-app purchases.
“Customers are experiencing an issue with this service. We’re investigating and can replace the standing as extra info turns into accessible,” Apple mentioned in an replace to its system standing web page. The downtime replace carried a timestamp of 6:31 p.m. ET.
Some individuals posted screenshots on social media displaying error messages after they tried to open the App Retailer on iPhones.
It wasn’t the primary time the App Retailer grew to become unavailable. Apple mentioned the service was having points in 2022.
Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and different firm providers had been additionally having technical points on Wednesday, based on the web page.
It has been a tough few months for Apple, whose shares have declined 12% up to now this yr, whereas the S&P 500 index has gained 9%. Final month the U.S. Justice Division sued Apple, claiming it used the recognition of the iPhone to problem competitors.
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