iMessage returns to normal after the problem

On Thursday night, many iPhone users (including Techlade’s editors) experienced iMessage messages not being sent, displaying an “unsent” message. This issue is widely reported across different carriers (Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile), multiple countries, and even continents.

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While the issue occurred, Apple’s service status page did not display any warning information. But now the website has been updated, saying there was an issue causing “Users to be unable to use service” with iMessage, Apple Business Messages, FaceTime, and HomeKit. According to the note, the incident took place from approximately 5:39 p.m. to 6:35 p.m. Eastern time.

Apple has not yet responded to this incident. However, based on user experience and social media reports, everything is now back to normal. As for whether your international friends will continue to shout “Use WhatsApp!” Or not… we can’t interfere!

Update, May 16: The issue has been fixed.