Apple users across multiple regions, including Australia, the United States, and Montreal, experienced an iMessage outage on May 16, 2024. The outage, which also affected FaceTime, resulted in messages being sent as text messages instead of through the iMessage service. Reports indicated that the issue affected users regardless of their telecom provider. Some speculated about potential causes, including interference from China and Russia. The outage led to widespread frustration and confusion, with many taking to social media to express their concerns. By the evening of May 16, the issue appeared to be resolved, with iMessage and FaceTime services being restored for most users.
iMessage restored after thousands of outages reported https://t.co/X84TZUaqiv
iMessage appears to be restored after thousands of outages reported https://t.co/zUgQtQ6o2N
Apple resolves FaceTime, iMessage outage reported by thousands of users https://t.co/LPjtJ8OraD
Reports of cellular service outages. https://t.co/g0fUtuedoP
iMessage is so reliable that when it’s down the very last thing I think is “oh must be down”
Hundreds of reports are emerging that people are having trouble sending text messages using their Apple devices: https://t.co/x2t4ulbsl9 https://t.co/TA6dnniuBA
People on social media complained of messages not going through or taking a very long time to send. https://t.co/JpyhEO2xwW
Hey Apple users, did you notice any problems with iMessage today? https://t.co/rcmdaWUAeV
what’s iMessage
It’s always fun to see a critical service like iMessage break for a couple hours to remind you that your entire life runs on sand.
#BREAKING: Apple users are experiencing an iMessage outage resulting in all messages being sent as text messages. Reports of the outage span across Australia and the United States regardless of which telco provider they are with. #9News MORE: https://t.co/2pTse2oHJw https://t.co/DZ4DJTtqvc
imessage is down. embrace the green bubble
I think my iPhone 12 finally gave out y’all 😞 iMessage ain’t working no more
iMessage network is down? Bitcoin network never goes down. https://t.co/0enrAcm1GS
iMessage failing really makes me feel smart for trusting apple to handle 100% of my conversations Reach me on Signal instead
When you’re trying to send a parlay into the group chat but iMessage is down: https://t.co/hCaGfkZ1nf
Android users making fun of their friends with iPhones because iMessage is down like this https://t.co/3TzzkQRFXS
Who broke iMessage
When you're trying to send winners in the group chat but iMessage is down https://t.co/r9pSVX4gBF
The fellas reading Twitter to find out that iMessage is just down and she still might text back https://t.co/nflgfjadXA
iMessage is down. China hit the blue bubbles. All is not well for white girls.
Trying to send an iMessage https://t.co/f80YjlYzI1
imessages down in montreal or am i crazy?
Is it just me, or is anyone else’s iMessage not sending messages? https://t.co/a1roEgo0tf
either imessage is down or I'm being hacked by the russians; nothing in between