Smartphone and Cellphone Wars

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Several apps reportedly crashing upon opening on iOS devices. Some of the apps who reported to be affected of the issue were Spotify, Viber, and Call of Duty: Mobile.



Wide variety of iPhone apps suddenly start crashing after Facebook problem | The Independent

It appears to only be affecting iOS devices, as Android devices remain operational.

The problem has led many of the world's biggest apps, including Spotify, to crash as soon as they are launched.

"Something’s out of tune," Spotify's Status account said. "We’re currently investigating, and we’ll keep you posted here!"

Workarounds include going to Spotify's web player, or using Airplane Mode before opening the app.

However, users will only be able to play downloaded music, rather than content streamed from the internet.

The New York Times app, Hinge, Fitbit, Twitter, Strava, and Snapchat all appear to be affected.

Uninstalling and reinstalling the application does not fix the issue, companies have warned.

Facebook confirmed there was a problem on its status page, intended for developers.

Spotify fix: Workaround for users who are unable to log in via iPhone after crash reported | The Independent