Apps never crash at a good time. You’re ordering a pizza, or you finally have a chance to talk with someone you haven’t spoken to in ages, and the app crashes. You look at your iPhone and wonder why in the world did this happen? Users have been going to Apple Vox to search for answers to all those questions and so much more.
No, your phone isn’t ruined
Okay, let’s get this out of the way before we talk about the reasons why apps crash. Your phone isn’t ruined, and it’s not about to die. If an app crashes, it might feel like your phone is on its last legs, but in reality, that’s more than likely not the truth at all.
There could be serious reasons to be concerned if an app crashes, but in all likelihood, it’s an isolated incident that’s not going to affect your entire phone. The problem is more than likely isolate to the app itself and not your device.
Low storage space can make the iPhone act strange
If you’re the type of person who takes a zillion pictures and even more videos, storage space has a way of being used up quickly. Also, if you download a lot of Apps, those too take up space that you otherwise need.
All electronic devices act a little weird when they get low on storage space. The app could be crashing because you don’t have enough storage space and it’s making your phone go crazy. If that’s the case, you’ll need to either delete some files or, at the very least, transfer those cat videos you took to iCloud or somewhere other than your device.
You’ve got too many apps running
Some people like to make their phones work as hard as possible. They never close apps and will keep everything running for as long as possible. Those people tend to have phones so hot they could fry an egg on them.
If you find yourself in a situation where an app is constantly crashing, you should close out all of your apps. Your RAM is a lot like your storage in the sense that if there’s very little available, it will make your phone act strange. Phones hate not having enough memory, and it can cause your apps to crash and make the entire user experience terrible.
You haven’t updated the app in ages
Are you one of those people who never updates your apps? You know who you are. If you never ever update your apps, that could be the culprit right there. App makers release new versions of their apps to fix bugs and all kinds of problems.
You should make it a good rule to update your apps at least once per week. If you can’t remember to update them that often, then update them once a month at the latest. You can also set your phone to automatically check for updates so you don’t have to do any work. Though, as with most things regarding your iPhone, it’s best to do things manually. So, get used to checking for updates for the sake of your phone.
It’s time to delete and reinstall the app
Everything that you’ve done up until this point hasn’t fixed the problem. The app still crashes, but you’re ready to pull out your hair. Don’t pull out a single strand of your hair; instead, just uninstall the app. After you’ve removed the app, download it again and reinstall it. Sometimes apps get corrupted, and the only way to fix it is to install a fresh copy.
Some will think of this as a last resort fix, and that’s true if you’ve got a lot of information in the app. If that’s the case, you might want to back up the data so that you can retrieve it later. No one likes to uninstall and reinstall an app if they can avoid it, so with that in mind, do this as a last resort.
Apps crash, and it’s part of the iPhone experience
It’s true, and you’ll have an app crash again sometime down the line. There’s not much you can do to avoid apps crashing completely, so when it happens, just try not to get too angry. It’s too bad that apps don’t crash when you have plenty of free time, and you’re not in a hurry to use them, but that’s not how life ever is.