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UPDATE: Nov. 21, 2018, 1:05 p.m. AEDT Apple has updated its system status to mark both the App Store and Apple Music as a “resolved issue.” Both platforms seem to be back up and running, after having been experiencing an “issue” from 12:20 p.m. to 12.52 p.m.
Seems like the whole damn internet is down today.
Following outages on Facebook and Instagram earlier on Tuesday, Apple’s App Store is down.
SEE ALSO: Facebook and Instagram struggle with major outage
When trying to connect to the App Store, some users were met with a blank screen.

Cannot connect.
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Can’t connect here either.
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Apple’s system status originally didn’t show any sign of an outage, but when contacted by Mashable, an Apple Support representative said they too could see a lack of connection to the App Store.
Finally, the system status report showed an “issue” with the App Store — and Apple Music.

Issues afoot.
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People began reporting Apple Music and Books as down too, with Apple Music highlighted as having an “issue” on Apple’s system status page.

Apple Music’s Radio functionality appears to be down.
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No music to be streamed in Apple Music today.
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Mashable has contacted Apple for further information.
Folks on Twitter reported outages too, commenting on a likely scheduled tweet from the App Store.
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