GarageBand iOS crashing upon loading ANY project file.

GarageBand iOS suddenly seems to be crashing open trying to open or share/export ANY project file whether on my iphone or on iCloud. I am unable to access any of my work now unfortunately. I reset my phone a few times and checked various settings and it still crashes upon loading a project file. I have a brand new iPhone 17 pro that is fully up to date (i suspect this happened with a recent auto-update).


I am unable to access any of my work as my older iMac was also retro-actively suspended from using its comptability conversion feature that i had used for a decade. It wont even let me share the project files elsewhere as that also loads the project and causes a crash..


I was actually supposed to finish up an EP this week. i guess all of thats on hold indefinitely…

iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Jan 19, 2026 3:02 PM

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Jan 20, 2026 7:19 PM in response to kanafromomaha

Re: GarageBand iOS crashing upon loading ANY project file.

I have a brand new iPhone 17 pro that is fully up to date (i suspect this happened with a recent auto-update).


A brand new iPhone 17 pro would qualify for hardware and software support from Apple's experts.

You may want to Call Apple Support at 1-800-APLCARE or use the Apple Support app.

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GarageBand iOS crashing upon loading ANY project file.

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