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iCloud Mail and Notes Down for Less Than 1% of Users [Resolved]

Friday May 13, 2016 8:44 AM PDT by Joe Rossignol

Apple has updated its System Status page to reflect that iCloud Mail and Notes may currently be unavailable for approximately 0.86% of users.

Apple says "users may be unable to send or receive mail and may also be unable to use Notes" until the services are restored.

The outage began shortly after 5:00 a.m. Pacific. This article will be updated when new information becomes available.

Update 9:41 AM: According to Apple's System Status page, the issue was resolved shortly after 9:00 AM Pacific Time.

Tags: Apple Mail, iCloud, Notes

Top Rated Comments

Crosscreek

126 months ago

I'm now a 1%.

Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)

seamusk

126 months ago

I'm now a 1%.

I finally get to be a 1%er!

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

yaxomoxay

126 months ago

I'm now a 1%.

OccupyiCloud movement: started.

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

BvizioN

126 months ago

Friday the 13th can't get any better when you know you belong to 1% group :)

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

JoshuaTurner

126 months ago

Such precision there. Shame not the case with the iOS and OS X software quality.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

aberrero

126 months ago

Of course it is. It's iCloud.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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