One of the benefits of having so many technology articles at Lifewire is that we can see what's happening in the world based on which articles are generating exceptionally high traffic.
Top 7 Ways to Fix “Cannot Connect to App Store” on iPhone/iPad [Tested]
Today we saw an article about iPhones not downloading apps at the top of our current traffic. A quick check of Downdetector.com (a website dedicated to finding out which internet sites are having problems) showed us that the App Store was down a few hours ago. It’s still struggling, although Lifewire staff seems to be able to download and update apps.
Apple's own status page states that there is an issue with the App Store, which is affecting "some users".
Typically, these types of glitches are resolved quickly enough by Apple; chances are the App Store will be back online soon. Until then, you can see if the problem is with you by trying to download or update apps on your iOS device of choice.
