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Is iMessage Down?

Is iMessage down right now? We check iMessage's official status page as you arrive, then show any outage, its 90-day uptime and what to use instead.

Working normallyChecked

iMessage says everything is working.

From iMessage's official status page, read again when you open this page. This page updates by itself.

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Uptime and history

iMessage uptime and outage history

Uptime
100%
Over the 10 days on record
Problems reported
0
Time with problems
0 min
Major outages
0 min
Last problem
None
90 days agoToday
  • No problems
  • Some problems
  • Major outage
  • Planned work
  • No record yet

The record covers the last 10 days so far. Grey days fill in by themselves as time goes on.

Recent

Recent problems

No problems reported since 22 October 2026.

Parts

What iMessage reports on

  • iMessageWorking

The record

How often is iMessage down?

iMessage hasn't reported a problem since 22 October 2026, when its record starts.

From iMessage's own status page, as far back as we can read it in full.

What to do while iMessage is down

Alternatives

If iMessage isn't working

Other apps that do the same job, ranked by their own record over the last 90 days.

AppNowProblems, last 90 daysTime with problemsWebsite
WhatsAppWorking normally120 minVisit WhatsApp

Ranked by their own reported problems over the last 90 days. * The record for this app is still filling in.

Safety

Is iMessage safe to use?

Facts from its own public records, checked every day.

Fake emails in its name
Sent to spam. Emails pretending to come from apple.com go to the spam folder. Check your own domain with LeadLamp
Secure connection
Yes. Its website certificate is valid until 23 Dec 2026 (issued by Apple Inc.).
Security contact
Published. It tells security researchers how to report problems (a security.txt file).
Known data breaches
None listed. Have I Been Pwned lists no data breaches for apple.com.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 from apple.com's public records. Breach data from Have I Been Pwned (CC BY 4.0).

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A feed of iMessage's problems

Every problem iMessage reports, as it happens, in your feed reader or a team channel.

appys.com/status/imessage-down/feed/

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Shows iMessage's status, updated every few minutes. Copy the code into a web page, an intranet or a README.

iMessage status iMessage uptime

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For the uptime badge, change the address to appys.com/badge/imessage/uptime/.

About iMessage

Apple’s free messaging between iPhone, iPad and Mac.

iMessage is made by Apple. On Appys it’s listed under Team chat and video calls, with the other messaging apps we follow. Every status and figure on this page comes from iMessage’s official status page, where iMessage’s own team posts problems and fixes.

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