Why Is iMessage Not Working? Users Report App Down and Not Sending Messages.One hundred percent of those who reported issues using iMessage cited problems sending messages.
BySam Silverman•Originally published
Your fellow Apple users might briefly be out of touch.
Apple iMessage appeared to be down on Tuesday, with more than 8,500 people reporting issues with the app around 12 p.m. EST, according toDown Detector.
Of those reports, 100% cited problems sending messages through the app.
iMessage was trending at No. 2 on Twitter, with many users taking to the platform to confirm the apparent issue. Users posted more than 36,000 tweets about the outage.
Everyone coming on Twitter to confirm iMessage is not workingpic.twitter.com/QtHZGDFe2A
— Adam (@FGRAdam)October 25, 2022
me immediatley opening twitter to see if other people are having issues with their iMessage after mine starts to not workpic.twitter.com/labRTa9Tgl
— el :) (@bells898)October 25, 2022
yall checking to see if imessage messing up for just youpic.twitter.com/2fgwEl9k9m
— Courage The Cowardly Bitch (@mosthatedwhore_)October 25, 2022
Reports of the issue appear to have slowed down as of 1 p.m. EST. According to苹果的状态页, iMessage disruptions were resolved around 12:15 p.m. EST.
The issues with iMessage followWhatsApp's global outageearlier in the day when more than 5,000 users reported issues with the app. However, Meta confirmed the app has since been restored, with a spokesperson tellingCNN, "We know people had trouble sending messages on WhatsApp today. We've fixed the issue and apologize for any inconvenience."
