Apple iTunes And App Stores In Global Crash

Many users were unable to sign in to their iCloud mail and storage.

Images: Apple Watch: Main Features

Apple said the problems were finally resolved at around 8pm UK time.

People were able to access the stores and see content, but reported a range of error messages when trying to buy a song, film or app.

Others said the download progress wheel was disappearing without explanation.

Users around the world vented their frustration on social media.

"Come on #AppleStore #itunes #down #Trinidad," tweeted one user.

"I explained to my son: 'Apple is having a bad day at the office' #iTunes AppStore DOWN World Wide!!" tweeted @AtlantaJJ.

 Gallery: Apple Watch: What It's Up Against

 

Gallery: Apple Watch: What It's Up Against

 

An Apple statement to Sky News said: "We apologize to our customers experiencing problems with iTunes and other services this morning.

"The cause was an internal DNS error at Apple. We’re working to make all of the services available to customers as soon as possible, and we thank everyone for their patience."

The iTunes outage could have cost Apple several million dollars an hour, based on its revenues from last year.