Quick Fix: All Apps Crashing While Loading

by on November 5, 2009 in iPhone Tips

Something weird started happening last night with my iPhone 3GS. My iPhone is on firmware version 3.0.1.

Out of the blue any app I launched just started crashing. They wouldn’t even try to open it. They will just crash within a second of tapping the app icon. All the native apps like Phone, Mail, Maps, etc worked fine but none of the other App Store apps.

appstore apps Quick Fix: All Apps Crashing While Loading

If you experience this issue and start looking for help, the most common advice you might get is to restore your iPhone to factory settings and try installing apps again.

Before you try something drastic like that, try this quick tip.

Uninstall any one app from your iPhone. Install any app from App Store.

That’s it!

This little tip I came across in a forum worked like a treat. If your apps keep crashing on launch, try this quick tip and hopefully you don’t have to do anything dramatic.


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    • Enzo

      Thanks – this just worked for me.

    • Henry

      It didn’t work what do o do I have an I pos touch version 3

    • Sam

      Great thanks for the tip it worked!!!!

    • Mme

      Bull shit!!! It didn’t work I just deleted I am ritch app for what? It didn’t WTF!

    • jBlaze

      Didn’t work for me either :(

    • Oops

      Can easily fix without deleting apps — just download any App or Update from the app store (on your phone)

      Should reauthorize the phone when you enter your password. Fixed

    • Brittany

      Thank you! I was about to restore settings but this worked for me! No more app crashes!!

    • frustrationnnnnn!!!!!!!

      grr!!! i have trid everything!! i tried this n it didnt work either
      i treid to restore it and that didnt work
      i tried to jialbreak it and use the SBSettings safemode and that didnt work
      please please pleaaaasssse help mee!!
      it is very important that i get these social networking apps working again