Apple outage on 28 October 2026
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“Volume Purchase Program: We are performing routine maintenance, with no expected user impact.”
Apple's status page reported a major outage on 28 October from 00:04 to 01:15 UTC, lasting 1 h 11 min. It listed possible problems with purchases and subscriptions in Apple Business, and described routine maintenance on the Volume Purchase Program, which it said was not expected to affect users. Square, Musixmatch, Auto Trader UK and Procore also reported minor issues at around the same time.
- When
- 00:04–01:15 UTC
- How long
- 1 h 11 min
- Apple, 30 days before
- 2 other outages
At the same time
Started in the hour before or during it
And 71 lesser-known services. Problems at the same time are a clue, never proof that one caused another.
Where this comes from
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