Apple Maps down? The answer is at the top of this page. Appys checks Apple Maps’s official status page as you arrive, so what you see is never more than a few minutes old. Below is what to check on your side, what to do while you wait, and how to hear when it’s fixed.
Apple Maps down for everyone, or just you?
If the status above says Apple Maps is working normally but it isn’t working for you, the problem is most likely closer to home. Press Is it just me? at the top of the page: your own device and our server both try to reach apple.com, and the answer tells you which side the problem is on.
Then try these quick checks:
- Open Apple Maps on another network, such as mobile data instead of Wi-Fi.
- Try a different browser or a private window, to rule out an old cache or a browser extension.
- Restart your router if lots of websites are slow, not just this one.
- Make sure your device’s date and time are set automatically: a wrong clock can stop secure connections.
- Try both the app and the website, and make sure you’re on a good connection.
Apple Maps down? What to do while you wait
- Check which part is affected. Apple Maps splits its status into 4 parts, listed under What Apple Maps reports on above, so a problem in one may not touch the ones you use.
- Keep screenshots or emails of bookings and tickets, so you have them without the app.
- Maps downloaded for offline use keep working without a connection.
- For urgent changes, contact the airline, hotel or driver directly.
- Keep this page open: the status changes by itself when Apple Maps posts the fix, so there’s no need to keep refreshing.
If it drags on and the work can’t wait, the alternatives near the top of this page are other map apps that are working right now.
Why apps like Apple Maps go down
Travel apps go down after updates, at the busiest travel times, or when the map, booking or payment services they rely on have problems. Even big outages are often partial, hitting one feature, one region or one group of users rather than everyone. That’s why Apple Maps can work fine for you while its status page reports a problem, or the other way round.
How Appys checks Apple Maps
Every status on this page comes from Apple Maps’s official status page, where Apple Maps’s own team posts problems and fixes. Its status page covers 4 parts: Maps Display, Maps Routing & Navigation, Maps Search and Maps Traffic. Appys reads it whenever someone opens this page and regularly in between, keeps a record of every problem it posts and works out the 90-day uptime from that record. We never change what Apple Maps says, and nobody can pay to change a status or a record.
A quiet status page doesn’t always mean nothing is wrong: some companies post small problems late, or not at all. That’s why this page also shows how openly Apple Maps reports its problems.
How long do Apple Maps outages last?
It depends on what broke. Small problems are often fixed within the hour, while a big outage can take most of a day. The history above lists every problem Apple Maps has posted recently, when each one started and how long it took to fix, so you can see what’s normal for Apple Maps rather than guessing. While a problem is open, the latest update from Apple Maps is shown at the top of this page.
About Apple Maps
Apple’s maps, directions, place search and traffic.
Apple Maps is made by Apple. On Appys it’s listed under Travel and expenses, with the other map apps we follow.
Hear when Apple Maps is back
Send one email to [email protected] with Watch Apple Maps in the subject and we’ll email you when Apple Maps reports a major outage, and again when it’s fixed. You can also follow its problems in a feed reader or a Slack channel, or add a live badge to your own site; both are explained above.
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