iPhone Apps Crashing? Here is a Fix

Akansha Pandey
Fluper Official
Published in
4 min readJul 18, 2020

Most of the time, when we face apps crashing issues in mobile devices, we connect it with a memory issue. We mostly face this kind of issue when our mobile devices are running low on storage space. Other app crashing performance issues includes slow speed, hanging, and sudden restarts. But when your iPhone apps start crashing, and that too after a new software update, then it signifies a new story itself.

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Here in this blog post, we are going to untangle the issue that most iPhone users are facing on the Apple iPhone that unexpectedly keeps crashing their apps. To know more, you have to read the complete blog and outline the solutions mentioned below to deal with the same issue on your iPhone.

iOS apps — Pinterest, Spotify, and Tinder crashing issues

Well, if you are facing apps crashing issues on your iOS device, then you are landed on the right page with us. You are not facing this issue alone several other people have reported the same issue.

It has been a tough time for Apple users, who are continuously reporting that they are facing crashing issues in their iOS apps on their iPhone or iPad. The applications which are broken apps include Pinterest, Tinder, and Spotify. DownDetector confirmed the news about the crashing of apps in iOS.

The reason behind the crashing issue

The issue was reportedly due to issue in the SDK of Facebook. Yes, several applications use Facebook sign-in option, and the software development kit of Facebook has created this mess.

However, it is not recommended to sign into apps via Facebook due to various security reasons. The main reason behind the crashing of apps is the SDK, even if it is not used in the process, it will still affect your devices.

Facebook confirmed the iOS apps crashing issue

The social media giant Facebook came forward and confirmed that this issue is quite undeniable. The company also confirmed its experts are continuously investigating the issue, and shortly come with some solutions. There has been a surge in errors in the SDK, due to which Facebook causes apps to crash. The errors in the SDK are creating problems in using the apps while using Facebook log-in.

The actual cause of the issue was Facebook’s software development kit that is used by many apps to manage logins. To avoid this error, for the time being, the users can avoid using Facebook to log into an app.

Finally a Fix

It is absolutely annoying when you face issues in your device, but the best part of the news is that the social tech giant Facebook was aware of the issue. Whenever there is any issue in the software system, it takes time to fix that issue. But, luckily, there is a simple fix for this problem until you get a permanent fix for the same by Facebook.

The secret is to fix this error is to stop apps from accessing the Facebook domain. Though there are several ways of doing this, here we are going to mention the simplest one. The process is easy and takes only a few minutes to set up. But before you start with the troubleshooting steps, it is good to check your current storage status on phone. As mentioned above in the blog, sometimes inadequate memory or also create apps crashing issue. In low memory, the device is not able to carry out tasks in an efficient manner. Thus, it is a good idea to fix this out first.

For this in your iPhone:

• Go to the Settings app

• Choose General

• Tap on the iPhone storage menu.

In case the available memory is less, then delete some items which are of no use in your device or move the things in an iCloud or external drive to free up some space. Sometimes deleting unwanted stuff from the phone probably resolve the difficulty.

Now, in case you are still facing the same crashing issue then follow below-mentioned steps:

• First of all, install Lockdown Apps

• Now launch the app

• Tap through the tutorial

• If an app offers you any trials decline it

• Click on the big Firewall button

• Permit to install a VPN profile

Once you complete these steps, you can once again use apps like Tinder and Spotify. It is expected that Facebook comes with a fix to the problem within some time. To know about the security patch you can turn off the firewall and then try using your apps that are facing crashing errors. If you did not experience any issue, then delete Lockdown App and use your device freely once again. When you delete the Lockdown app, that will remove the VPN account automatically at the same time.

Conclusion:

Facebook is always trying to help its users by providing them with the best possible solutions for their problems with their phones and devices.

They continuously search the marketplace and gather the issues that users and facing and provide them with the best possible manner. In case you are still facing the same app crashing issue in your device, then you can visit the Facebook or Apple troubleshooting page and can check by yourself the solutions.

Here in this blog, we have already published all the possible solutions to the problem. In case you feel we are missing any vital solution, then do let us know in the comment section below.

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Akansha Pandey
Fluper Official

She loves to write about what she has learned in all these years in the industry. She thinks that knowledge should be shared with everyone.