in ios17 apps freeze regularly

Since updating to ios17 several apps (i.e.: Instragram, Gmail, Slack, Arcade Games) freeze completely and become unresponsive. Tried several things (uninstall/reinstall, Vol up Vol down restart iphone...) but the issue remains the same. At the same time Notifications are behaving weirdly (sometimes not showing, sometimes not going away).


Anyone with similar issues have found a solution? The only way out remaining is downgrading to ios16.


Thanks for any help outthere.


Chris


iPhone 12

Posted on Sep 23, 2023 3:31 AM

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Sep 23, 2023 6:54 AM in response to SravanKrA

Thanks for your answer - however, I doubt the big behemoths like Google and Meta (who provide the apps most affected) are the ones that lack the updates. They had lots of times and I have downloaded the latest updates, that arrived after the update. So, I don't expect this to be the solution (in the meanwhile I keep checking for updates of the concerned apps).

Nov 4, 2023 9:04 AM in response to plucks

The same has been happening with me. It is pretty much a daily occurrence. It appears that the apps don’t exactly freeze but they just stop receiving touch input.

Other than restarting the app, another solution I have found is through some combination of switching foreground applications and locking the phone. Sometimes I need to do only one of the two and other times I need to do both.

I would’ve expected 17.1 to have fixed the issue but sadly no.

in ios17 apps freeze regularly

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