iPadOS 17.7.7 update has really caused issues to my iPad Pro

I have the same issue on my 6th gen ipad after it installed update 17.7.7. It keeps resetting my app preferences every time I open and close an app (happens with reddit, gmail, apple maps, etc). I also have issues with YouTube signing in every time I open and it crashes whenever I pick a video that has tons of views. I did find that using incognito doesn't crash YT, but I don't want to deal with ads. I tried restoring and resetting the ipad with no changes every time since last night. It's pretty ridiculous that Apple decided to release this os patch with new bugs.

Everybody with older iPads has these problems. Deal with it until Apple offers a fix. We tried to re-install and went through a nightmare to get it fixed. If you are impatient - try to flash iOS 17.7.6 with the help of 3uTools.

Cyberneticist wrote:

I reverted to 17.7.6 and that was fine, but my backup file then wouldn't restore over it - I had to update back to 17.7.7 for the backup file to restore correctly.

You can only restore a backup to a device with the same of later version of iPadOS that created the backup. As such, if your pre-existing iCloud backup had itself been updated after your iPad had been updated to iPadOS 17.7.7, you'll not be able to restore this backup to a device with iPadOS 17.7.6 or earlier.

If your iCloud backup had not been updated, the backup would have usable after returning the iPad to the previously installed version.

iPad Pro 12.9 2nd gen here. Have sent bug report as most things I use are now useless. All information has disappeared and nothing new is being retained, Have tried speaking to Apple via messenger, they said they can escalate it but it requires a phone call that I can’t do. Hope that the bug report does the job!

Mac Jim ID wrote:

Developers have been warned for over a year that they must include the reasons for using NSUserDefaults as it could be used as a fingerprinting measure to identify the device or user ...

@Mac Jim ID: Thank you for these details. But this would mean that the developers of Safari for iPadOS (and probably some other Apple iOS apps) also ignored (or forgot) to "include the reasons for using NSUserDefaults"? Well, if this is the case then I will give up! And buy a new iPad. Or ask Apple for a refund.

At the moment I do not "believe" that Apple added this new "security feature" in the RC. Resulting in making many apps on all "older" iPads unusable?

Thier reply to me

Understood Andy, currently Apple is aware of this unexpected situation and is being reviewed by the engineering department to locate the root cause and proceed with the necessary adjustments to solve this situation as soon as possible. for the moment will be necessary to wait to get a response from the engineering department to take the necessary actions or wait until is released a new iPadOS version fixing this error on the devices with this iPadOS version, my apologies for this temporary situation

Hello,

Just filled a bug report:

Apps not storing login credentials after update to iPadOS 17.7.7 (21H433) using iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation).

Please we need an system update ASAP

Thanks for your help…

Same issue as everyone else on my iPad Pro running OnSong. We use OnSong for live performances. The iPad holds our sets and backing tracks. Since updating to IOS 17.7.7 the foot pedal control no longer remembers its settings when the app is closed and the OnSong 2024 defaults back to its initial state. Ie it has all settings back to the default (new app) state and all our settings for performance are gone. This is a killer for live performances.

Dont bother with the restore. I did that the same day I did the "update". Yes I got all the files and data back after I did the reset and then restore. NO, it didn't help as the IOS 17.7.7 was still there, so it did squat in resolving the current problem!

Agreed.

Sadly, it’s not very clear that a “restore” is just your Apps and Data…. NOT a full restoration of your iPad state at the time of the backup - which, given this current situation is what we all might want instead.

I also went through a pointless restore to get back to….. 17.7.7 again :((

Apple support is basically saying that we just have to wait.

Same issue with my iPad Pro 10.5 2018 model having to re log in each time I use apps ie banking finance etc very frustrating hope apple get a fix quick I have iph 12 which updated at same time to iOS 18.5 and no issues with same apps on ph so it’s the iOS 17.7.7 that’s the problem on iPad

k99ward wrote:

Relax folks iPadOS 17.7.8 has fixed everything. I started with iOS 5 and this is the first time Apple got it wrong.

There have been a number of issues over the years since iOS 5. This is far and away not the first time Apple "got it wrong." That being said, Apple usually manages to correct things quite quickly.

AlanW47 wrote:

I have lost all of my (only) game data, but everything else seems to have been fixed for me.

Unfortunately, if data was lost when the iPadOS 17.7.7 update was installed, it can only be retrieved from a backup that pre-exists the defective update. If you don't have a backup of the game data, if not stored elsewhere, this data will have been irretrievably lost.

Same issue here

Apps not storing login credentials after update to iPadOS 17.7.7 (21H433). Using iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation)

bug report submitted

There is no more Need for a bug Report. Apple resigned 17.7.7. last night.

Hopefully there comes a fix or a new update soon.