Just a bit over a week after a major AWS outage, it seems something else is brewing –and not in a good way. Starbucks is currently experiencing an outage that has has completely taken down mobile ordering. Meaning, if you want a Cold Brew, an Iced Chai Latte, or even a warmed piece of banana bread, you’ll need to chat with a barista in store.
At the same time that ‘We’re sorry for the inconvenience’ hit the Starbucks app, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Minecraft are experiencing major blips – see our live blog here. Of course, impacted folks are all going to Downdetector, where a number of services are seeing a spike.
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Microsoft rolls out a fix on Azure and recovery is beginning
While this doesn’t necessarily mean that Minecraft, the Xbox Network, or even the Starbucks app might bounce back to normal operations, Microsoft has provided an update to Azure’s issues today – October 29, 2025 – noting that a fix has been deployed.
Seizing the opportunity
I’m guessing that PlayStation was already running these PS5 ads on the Xbox subreddit, given the recent new closeness between Xbox and Sony, with Halo: Campaign Evolved making its way across the console divide.
Or maybe PlayStation just saw the opportunity in the last couple of hours and started reminding them they can play multiplayer just fine elsewhere today. That would be a low blow, though…
It’s not just online worlds…
Why does an OFFLINE game need an ONLINE launcher? from r/Minecraft
As the Reddit posts above note, Azure going down doesn’t just mean online servers are taken out. Locally hosted servers that need to phone home to authenticate may also be screwed, even if you have no plans to play online.
Xbox’s support site is clawing its way back online
Well, this is certainly an improvement. Xbox’s official support site is at least loading, but not operational – it’s showing a classic green Xbox logo with a spinning circle around it that seemingly never stops.
A step in the right direction, though!
Who supports the support teams?
@XboxSupport Xbox app on PC won’t let me install games and when I go to support to ask about it your support is down get your act together man pic.twitter.com/fTtRzOlKtFOctober 29, 2025
Locked out of serious work
That explains why I couldn’t get into Minecraft, which annoys me because I was about to work on a city build I’ve been working on for months.October 29, 2025
This message gets to the heart of why people are especially worried about Minecraft being inaccessible – people pour the time and creativity into making the most elaborate labors of love there. And, of course, working on these projects is a relaxation mode for millions of people.
Being locked out suddenly throws off your plans. I hope you have some Lego sets lying around instead…
Starbucks app users aren’t happy
I’ve pulled together some more posts from folks who aren’t the happiest with Starbucks – mainly that mobile ordering works by loading money onto your Starbucks card and placing the order there. Suffice to say, with mobile ordering down, you can’t access that money.
@starbucks why tf is the app down with my money in it??? I’m pissedOctober 29, 2025
@Starbucks you ruined my morning. I loaded money in my card yesterday. I also have a free drink. I get all the way through the drive-through just to find out your dumbass app isnt working. So I had to repay $25 all over again. And I didnt get the free drink.October 29, 2025
Epic Games has updated its official status page to note issues that Xbox Cloud players might be encountering. Essentially, for some, they can’t even log in.
Fortnite acknowledges something is impacting players on Xbox Cloud
⚠️We are looking into login issues players on Xbox Cloud might be experiencing. We are working on a fix and will let you know once this is resolved.October 29, 2025
While I still can’t get the Xbox support page to load, the web storefront does load, though it’s missing a few parts. Images aren’t rendering, and spacing is a bit off across the board.
Folks aren’t happy with Starbucks or Xbox being down
Starbucks app down on my birthday. Can’t even get my free drink. Help @StarbucksOctober 29, 2025
starbucks app being down on my birthday so i can’t get my free drink bc ofc it would I can’t have shiiii 🥲October 29, 2025
We can’t load the Xbox Support site
Considering Azure referenced DNS issues – see our live blog dedicated to those issues here – it’s not surprising that Xbox’s official support site and the status page are unresponsive and won’t load at all.
Starbucks is at least being transparent with the issue
Unlike some other companies or services, which tend to take a while to confirm issues or outages, Starbucks is at least being transparent. As soon as you open the Starbucks app on an Android or iOS device, you’ll see a pop-up that starts with “We’re sorry for the inconvenience” and explains that mobile ordering is down.
