On its system status page, the company said that some users suffered disruptions between 6:13 p.m. and 7:35 p.m. Eastern time. Complaints about the problem had also surged on the Downdetector website, which tracks online outages.
The issues also affected Apple Arcade, the Books and Podcasts apps, and its Fitness+ service.
(Updates with resolution of outages starting in first paragraph.)
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