Contacts app crashes on ipad 2 with ios 5?

I have this problem but also I cant get iMessage or Facetime to work. Keeps telling me to check network connection. Think these are all related. Restoring the whole thing just sounds like work for us all because of some Apple software flaw!

Yes help this driving me nutss. I cannot acces/open my email setting contain bussiness.. this serious problem. Omg

I to have just started to have this problem, and have tried everything suggested with no luck. Help!

Hi, I do restore new and never sign in for iCloud and Apple ID at first time. Uncheck all contact and calendar sync in iTunes.

After setup mail in iPad Settings and fill some Contacts, now you may sign in Apple ID for Apple Store. Turn of every contact and calendar in Mail Settings. Forget and never set iCloud

same problem here.

'Contacts' crashes.

In 'settings' - 'Mail, contacts. calendars' crashes

When I try to email photos - crashes

I've tried 'reset' from the ipad menu - waste of time - still the same

I've tried ALL the suggestions I've found - wast of time

all in all quite a useless thing - do i bin it?

and still no help from apple - do they want us to pay for support to sort out their poor programming issues?

Hi - I posted on this before, but then bit the bullet and did a full restore, setting it up as a new device when the option comes up in the process, and it worked.

I dont know all the things offered in this thread, but another thing to try would be to uninstall iTunes and re-install before doing the full blown restore. Apologies if you've tried these. A proper uninstall of iTunes means you need to remove all 6 Apple software installs before re-installing. (Quicktime, Apple App Support, iTunes, Apple Mobile Device Support, Apple Software Update, Bonjour). I know its a pain but it worked for me, and it was Apple that advised it.

If your iPad is under 90 days old you get free support, which I didnt know until I contacted them thru Apple Support website, where I entered my phone number and they rang me. Think it was called Express Lane once you register.

Again, sorry if this is all history, just the things that worked for me.

Hi, this solve for now but lost everything, so you have to backup your data use third party app explorer or other.

1. Do clean restore

2. At first time don't setup iCloud when ask

3. Do not setup iTunes automatically sync, turn off all iTunes sync when iPad connect (application, music, video, contact, etc)

4. Use third party applications to copy songs, video, contact, or other into iPad/iPhone/iPod touch, until Apple fix this problem hope

5. Turn off all Contact in Settings > Mail, Contacts and Calendars

6. Do not sync or backup Contact use iTunes

Hope this help

I removed all apple software from pc and reinstalled itunes etc.

I reset the ipad2 and set it up as a new ipad.

I connected the ipad2 to the pc with usb cable.

I reinstalled all the aps from itunes - software managed to do it all as one install.

Set up my mail - hotmail - and imported my contacts .

It all seems to work now.

I can access 'contact'

I can access 'mail, contacts, calenders' under the 'settings' icon.

I can email from apps like 'photos'

So far so good ... let see if it stays working.

I am not using icloud as this is where the problems started.

I use 'drop box' - free and it works.

Cost - half a day x how many 10'000's of people with same problem.

The lure of replacing my pc with a mac has very quickly disappeared.