The iTunes store is unable to process purchases at this time. Please try again later

I am getting this message on my iPhone. It keeps popping up even though I am not trying to purchase anything.

Getting this as well. Any App that offers in app purchases you launch will trigger the alert. 2 of three apps I have tried open. The third won't open.

According to Apple, http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/ there seems to be a problem and they are investigating. Check back to that site to see when it gets corrected.

I don't suspect they planned this to make things difficult for you. Generally this does not take that much time to resolve. Just try and be patient.

It's been hours for me. I have an iPad Pro, an iPad Mini 4 and an iPhone. I'm getting several messages in regards to the iTunes store. I've also noticed that there is a large amount of lag associated with browsing the store and searching for Apps. I think the problem is bigger that the technicians realized because it's been going on for several hours and it has not shown any signs of lifting up at this time. It's somehow related to the billing portion of iTunes which will prevent you from making any purchases including in App purchases or just buying an App. It also prevents you from downloading free Apps as well because those are also tied into the billing system, which is moronic if you ask me, because they are free and should have nothing to do with your credit card. I wrote this message because I'm frustrated with Apple in regards to problems like this which is clearly affecting a large amount of people. With the BILLIONS of dollars they have, they could get a programmer in there to create a software bundle that alerts us when there are problems like this and to let us know about when it will be fixed. Instead, we are left in the dark, and we just have to "keep trying later". That's just absurd. I sympathize with my fellow App browsers, App purchasers and in App purchasers. May the rest of your day be better. Here's a free credit from Apple for 1 free App of any value from the iTunes Store for your trouble. See, now that would be good customer service. Geniuses need to be schooled on how to deal with this crap.