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iCloud Mail Currently Experiencing Issues [Update: Fixed]

Apple's iCloud Mail service is experiencing issues at the current time, and Apple's System Status page says that the service may be slow or unavailable for some users.

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The outage began at 6:06 a.m. Pacific Time, and affected users may not be able to access their mail until the issue is resolved. Apple has not provided a timeline on when a fix might be available, but we'll update this article when the outage has been addressed.

Update: The ‌iCloud‌ Mail issue has been resolved.

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Top Rated Comments

51 months ago
This is the last straw. Little Timmy Cook has got to step down as CEO
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
51 months ago

Elon must have injected a Zero-Day exploit when he visited Tim Cook the other day.

Works for me. As an aside, what percentage of people actually use their @icloud.com address? I can count on one finger the number of times I've seen one in the wild.
I use my @me.com address as my primary email. Mainly because I use all Apple devices and it works nicely without additional setup, and because I like the very simple domain name.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
51 months ago

This is the last straw. Little Timmy Cook has got to step down as CEO
Oh yeah, because just last night he was in there adjusting code… get a grip. I don’t particularly like the man, and I don’t agree with his direction for the company… but blaming every little glitch on him is juvenile.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Darkwalker Avatar
51 months ago

How old are you?
It was sarcasm clearly ;)
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
zinacef Avatar
51 months ago

Elon must have injected a Zero-Day exploit when he visited Tim Cook the other day.

Works for me. As an aside, what percentage of people actually use their @icloud.com address? I can count on one finger the number of times I've seen one in the wild.
I use mine all the time for everything with no issues.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
51 months ago

Oh yeah, because just last night he was in there adjusting code… get a grip.
Don't take it too seriously. I read it as humor--or, at least, an attempt at such. :)
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