Photos app freezing after update to iOS 18.0

When I open the photos app on my iPhone 15 and select a photos album the screen shows the folders in the album but the app is now frozen. I cannot select a folder, close, add or use any of the controls, the only thing I can do is close the app.



iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 22, 2024 4:19 AM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2024 4:51 PM

Yes, I tried a force restart - no effect.

It's a weird bug because I can select the first six albums that show in the horizontal nav without issue, it's only when I scroll right and select the seventh album (and onwards) that the music app to freeze. However if I select the "Albums >" link in the header, and go to the vertical list of all albums, then everything works fine. So it's something to do with this horizontal scrolling album component.


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Sep 22, 2024 4:51 PM in response to Richard.Taylor

Yes, I tried a force restart - no effect.

It's a weird bug because I can select the first six albums that show in the horizontal nav without issue, it's only when I scroll right and select the seventh album (and onwards) that the music app to freeze. However if I select the "Albums >" link in the header, and go to the vertical list of all albums, then everything works fine. So it's something to do with this horizontal scrolling album component.


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