X app crashing upon opening in iPadOS 18.5

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X app crashing upon opening in iPadOS 18.5

The X app keeps crashing upon opening in iPadOS 18.5, on both my iPad Pro M4 and my iPad Pro 11" (2018). I tried all the suggested fixes: restarted iPad; deleted and redownloaded X app; shut down iPad then restarted and redownloaded app; reset Network Settings; even turned off Apple Intelligence, but X app still crashes immediately after signing-in when app begins to load. The app works okay on my iPhones (iPhone Pro Max 11 and 16) running iOS 18.5, but not on either iPad. I sent this info to @X as well, but have not received a response as yet.

I haven't noticed this problem when using other apps, but have seen reports that others have after updating to iPadOS 18.5.

Can anyone suggest a remedy that I haven't already tried that will fix this issue, or is it an issue with the app itself?

Thanks!

iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jun 8, 2025 10:46 AM

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Lawrence Finch

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Jun 8, 2025 12:56 PM in response to E. Kennedy

Maybe:

Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed, even if you are not using it? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN.

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E. Kennedy Author

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Jun 9, 2025 7:55 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thanks for everyone's help! From the replies, it seems that the problem is with the X app and even deleting my VPN profile wouldn't help (Btw, I have the same VPN on my iPhones, if that matters.)

Also, I just downloaded the X app again, v. 11.2.6, from the App Store, installed it, and it worked without my deleting my VPN profile. It worked on both of my iPads and in landscape mode so, hopefully, that means X corrected the problem?

Thanks, again, to everyone who responded!!!!

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Jun 8, 2025 2:47 PM in response to E. Kennedy

The problem with X app (closing immediately upon opening) began with the latest update of the app (version 11.2.6), which came out a few days ago. Looks to be entirely on Elon’s end — a buggy, no-good update.

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