GoKawiilUpdate: Apple now lists the issue as resolved. The original story follows below.
If you’ve been unable to use Apple Cash over the last few hours, you’re not alone, as the service is currently experiencing an outage affecting some users in the U.S. Here are the details.
Apple Cash hit with two outages
Apple’s System Status page says Apple Cash has been experiencing an ongoing issue since 6:11 p.m. ET, with “some users affected” who “may be unable to make purchases” using the service.
Interestingly, a second recent issue is listed as resolved, having lasted only 15 minutes from 7:45 p.m. ET to 8:00 p.m. ET. The issue’s description also says that “some users were affected,” but mentions more broadly that “some users were unable to use Apple Cash,” rather than being unable to make purchases.
A quick search on X shows several users reporting that they have been affected by the issue.
FIX APPLE CASH RIGHT NOW — RED (@msthuggerr) May 16, 2026
Meanwhile, Apple Cash outage reports on DownDetector appear to be trending downward, which could be tied to the separate issue Apple has already marked as resolved.
We’ll continue monitoring the situation and will update this post once the remaining issue is resolved, or if Apple shares any additional information.
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