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After updating to iOS 17 apps on my iPhone 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

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Posted on Sep 23, 2023 3:31 AM

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photosforu

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12 points

Posted on Feb 1, 2024 11:08 AM

As of February, this is still happening. iPhone 13 ProMax with iOS 17.4 and iMessage, Instagram, and Chrome among others will not allow me to type responses..

Not really a fan of a complete wipe and restore but I hope that is not the only solution....

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Oct 15, 2023 9:01 AM in response to christof_milan

Update:

the phenomenon is becoming rarer but did not stop completely. All Apps are regularly updated. At the same time the problem with notifications, which was discussed in various forums and articles persists, as well (maybe there is a connection).

Dec 19, 2023 10:37 AM in response to joeyc410

Agreed, but it's better than having a non-functional phone.

The entire process only took about 2-3 hours, and I had about 120GB of data backed up.

Phone was restored back to how it was prior as far as data, settings, apps. No manual work required.

Was surprised at how easy it was and did exactly what you'd want.

But yes, should not have even happened in the first place.

Apr 11, 2024 5:51 AM in response to christof_milan

I notice the problem is worse if I have a lot of big apps open, TikTok and Facebook, but it still happens if I close all apps and reboot. It’s at the point where the freezes interrupt my videos and photos when I’m recording clips of my family, this is unacceptable. I don’t know what the phone is doing that it thinks is more important than that, but it’s wrong.

everything worked fine on iOS 16.

Apr 18, 2024 5:13 PM in response to christof_milan

Same issue here on my iphone and my ipad. Hopefully, they squash the bug soon. It is taking away from much productivity. I can’t even fully interact with apps. I was using a PDF app earlier today and it would freeze completely when I would press the share icon; you know to share an extremely important document that needed to get filed by today. Nerve racking at its core.

Apr 18, 2024 5:18 PM in response to Skierbri1010

It is not your phone, it is the software in your phone. Don’t go buy another phone thinking the problem is with the hardware. Apple is normally reliable with this type of thing. Keep checking for software updates. Perhaps, they will have it fixed soon.

MR_38

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8 points

Oct 23, 2023 2:49 AM in response to christof_milan

Same issue with app "Message". Only when I use the notification (clic on it) to open the app

Nov 17, 2023 10:51 PM in response to ZachAttach

I just updated my phone to 17.1 yesterday. Pokemon GO keeps freezing every time after few minutes and other games I tried do exactly the same. So bothering. I wish I could downgrade back. ;(

pheebely

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Nov 19, 2023 1:14 PM in response to christof_milan

This just started happening to me and at the same time my iPhone 15 starts heating up and the battery is drained quickly while the apps stop working. Anyone bring their phones into the Genius Bar?

Feb 27, 2024 12:40 PM in response to christof_milan

This was happening to me, my iphone 13 was acting up. The problem went away by resetting all settings.

Apr 14, 2024 3:39 PM in response to christof_milan

Like come on my iOS app I made I ran it on my phone and it froze and I have a iPhone 13 with iOS 17.4

Apr 21, 2024 9:07 PM in response to SravanKrA

I mostly have been having the issue with Safari on my phone. That should be up to date.

Apr 23, 2024 9:58 AM in response to christof_milan

Same issue here. I’m on 17.4.1 on 14 Pro and frequent freeze ups on Messages (when trying to open a thread) and Gmail (when opening an email).

After updating to iOS 17 apps on my iPhone freeze regularly