As Apple revels in its historically successful sales weekend for the iPhone 6, it is also grappling with complaints about phones that bend and its latest operating system. Users have complained that the new iOS 8 is causing their apps to crash more frequently.
According to a report by Crittercism Inc., iOS 8 is causing apps to suddenly shut down about 3.3 percent of the time, which is 67 percent more than last year’s operating system. Popular apps like Facebook and Dropbox seem to be mentioned in the most complaints. In the reviews on Apple’s App Store, one user wrote that Facebook “constantly freezes and crashes.”
This is coming after there were already complaints about the storage capacity needed to download the iOS 8 software update. Many people had to delete photos, videos, and apps to make room for iOS 8.
Crittercism Inc. claims that users with older iPhones are experiencing the most trouble. Its COO, Andrew Levy, said the new system has over 4,000 new functions and changes, which has left developers struggling to catch up and adapt.
However, as always, Apple will continue to develop fixes for bugs in the weeks and months ahead.
A common urban legend holds that Apple’s software updates, often pushed out at the same time as new phones are released, contain bugs that cripple older equipment and drive people to upgrade.