Is iMessage not working? Thousands report Apple service down Thursday

Thousands of Apple users reported iMessage outages on Thursday afternoon, with over 13,000 cases noted by Downtector. Users experienced issues such as "Not Delivered" messages and had to resort to SMS texts. Apple confirmed the problem on their System Status tracker and resolved the issue by 7:30 p.m. ET. Social media reactions included memes and comments on X (formerly Twitter), highlighting users' reliance on the service.