Apps don’t work after updating to iOS 18.1.1

I found a way to open the apps. It was still a big pain.... I went into the App Store app. I then clicked on my profile at the top of the app. I updated any apps that needed updating, and then opened every app one by one from the App Store app. I had to find and re-enter some of my passwords, but I believe everything is working now. The biggest headache was getting my password manager app working to allow me to get to the passwords.

After you updated, did you Force Restart your iPhone (something I do after every iOS update) --> Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

Do you have a good connection to Wifi and/or Cellular Data? And no, you cannot downgrade iOS as it's not supported.

After a few reboots, I was going to try to restore from a backup on iTunes, but the iPhone rebooted while sitting in restore mode and did not start a restore. I was sure I would need to restore all apps but first I reset Network Settings and reconnected to WiFi. No change. I uninstalled and reinstalled Google Chrome. After doing that, non-Apple apps started working again. I remember that while trying to open apps previously a message briefly popped up stating I needed to have Internet access. Oddly enough I did have Internet access since Safari was working fine, but at the time I could not open any apps. I'm happy to have my Microsoft and Google Authenticator back!

That’s the issue. Bank in particular won’t operate if VPN is detected. It doesn’t need to be activate or even used.

Delete VPN, VPN profile in Settings and any VPN software. Then reset network settings. Then do a forced restart of you iPhone.

Jf you need instructions for resetting network settings or forced restart let me know.

You may need to delete the apps, download again and log into apps again.

mawhyte wrote:

After the update I cannot access some websites and bank sites. I enter a link and the then it freezes.

i can see that others have similar problems but the issue seems to be (so far) ignored by Apple.

Michael Whyte

If you use a VPN on your iPhone, turn it off or better yet, remove it completely and then see if you can access banks, etc.

Did you try rebooting the phone and/or updating your apps in the Apps application?

Try Reset Network Settings, then uninstall and reinstall Google Chrome. Or try uninstall and reinstall Google Chrome first and see if that helps. I had Chrome set as Default Browser previously, maybe that was an issue.

I'm curious if you have Google Chrome as your default browser. At any rate, Uninstall and Reinstall Google Chrome and see if this solves the issue like it did for me. BTW, I also Reset Network Settings but do not know if this, in addition to reinstalling Chrome, solved the issue.

When I uninstalled Google Chrome and reinstalled, I did open from the App store App. Maybe that was an important step. All my Apps started working again just by reinstalling Chrome (but I did need to sign back into a number of them).

BrianTay58 wrote:

After iOS 18 upgrade 90% of my apps are not working Netflix Paramount plus bank apps Disney Airline apps airport apps hire car apps to name a few so really hacked off with apple as it did the update Automatically so unaware of the update till too late so that’s been switched off now and no more upgrades till Apple gets its act together this upgrade was not ready simple as that so many people affected come on Apple losing confidence in you

You must under the impression you're speaking with Apple? This is a user to user only forum, not Apple Support. Not a single app doesn't work on any of my devices running iOS 18.1.1. Netflix works. Paramount works. My banking apps work. Every app works just as they did before the update. So blaming the update for your issues, is likely not the culprit.

Do you by chance use a VPN on your iPhone? VPNs are completely unnecessary and often cause connectivity issues. If you do use a VPN, at a minimum, turn it off, but better yet, delete the VPN profile completely.

Have you updated all those apps? Venmo works perfectly o my iPhone. Peloton hasn’t updated their app in almost 3 weeks. It’s not been updated for 18.1.1 Ring hasn’t updated their app in over 3 weeks. Again, an app the developer has not made compatible with security updates released in 18.1.1

If you want a resolution, urge the companies/developers of the apps you’re using to hurry up and update their apps.

Mosspa wrote:

Still having issues here too weeks later. Every new app I try to go back to errors out. Frustrating!

Then it sounds like you need to schedule an appointment with the Genius Bar at an Apple Store. Or take it to an authorized Apple service provider for examination and diagnosis. If you are not willing to do that then continuing to create other posts with the same question is useless.

Restarted four times.

I'm having the same issue. Seems many of my apps have this issue. It's not my data connection, I've rebooted many times, etc.

If I force close and reopen the app enough times and just wait up to a minute for an app to load then it usually does.