iMessage appears to be restored after thousands report outage
LOS ANGELES - iMessage appeared to be working once again after thousands of Apple users across the globe reported outages Thursday afternoon, according to Downdetector.com.
Thousands of Apple users Thursday afternoon reported they were experiencing issues with Apple iMessage.
Many said their texts sent via iMessage were not displaying the "delivered" message.
The outage was reportedly affecting Apple users worldwide, with carriers including T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T.
People flocked to X – formerly known as Twitter – to vent about the outage and figure out why they can’t send texts.
"Not being able to edit my text messages right now is giving me PTSD," one user wrote.
"Me going to Twitter to see if only my iMessage is down.." another wrote.
"iMessage down no wonder they haven't texted back in two weeks," another joked.
"iMessage could stay down forever, I still wouldn't get an android," someone else chimed in.
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No word from Apple as to what caused the reported outages.
"iMessage" became a top trending keyword on X after reports of the outage went viral. At last check, more than 18,000 posts had been made discussing the iMessage woes.