BREAKING: Facebook bug causing iPhone apps to crash
TIKTOK, Tinder, Spotify, Pinterest and loads of other apps are crashing in a major global outage.
The issue is related to Facebook technology used by these apps – and is playing havoc with iPhones everywhere.Credit: Down Detector / The SunOnline outage tracker Down Detector has logged thousands of complaints across dozens of apps.Facebook has already acknowledged responsibility for the problem, because it powers many of the apps.
"We are aware and investigating an increase in errors on the iOS SDK which is causing some apps to crash," Facebook admitted.The apps experiencing issues use Facebook to manage user logins.Importantly, there's not much app makers can do to fix the problem. If their apps are coded to rely on Facebook's technology, they simply have to wait for Facebook to fix the problem.
However, once Facebook does fix the issue, it should immediately restore service to all affected apps.Here's a list of apps that reported issues around the same time today:
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