The issues began shortly after 5 a.m. Pacific Time, according to Apple. At this time, there does not appear to be a widespread iMessage or FaceTime outage.

The Swatara Township Police Department issued a warning about new enhanced capabilities that come with iOS 18, specifically the ability to remotely control a screen.

According to Apple, the FaceTime and iMessage performance issues began around 8:17 a.m. ET/5:17 a.m. PT. No other details are provided on how widespread these problems are or when users can expect ...