So this doesn't happen too often, but lately I've been noticing when I open an app, any random one, to go do something, the app crashes, and the screen goes black and has the spinning circle for a second, and then when I'm at the lock screen where I put in my passcode. Not sure what this is or if it's normal.. seems like a software issue they can easily fix but I'm not sure.
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iPhone 7 apps crashing and returning me to passcode screen?
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That's not normal. Well, the behavior on such a crash is normal, but it shouldn't happen. Especially not frequently. For example, it happened no more than twice in the years I had the 4 and 5s and has happened twice on my 6s+ since I got it.
Make sure the OS and apps are their latest version, perhaps do a fresh phone install and restore from backup to get the apps back and their content?
You could see if you can find the log files under Settings, and find out if all these crashing apps have the same crash issue?
Make sure the OS and apps are their latest version, perhaps do a fresh phone install and restore from backup to get the apps back and their content?
You could see if you can find the log files under Settings, and find out if all these crashing apps have the same crash issue?
I recommend to at least try to find the log files for those apps when it crashes, and see if you can narrow down the issue.
It shouldn't crash like that. An App crashing should just 'shut down' and not force a device to think it freezes up and requires a forced restart.
It shouldn't crash like that. An App crashing should just 'shut down' and not force a device to think it freezes up and requires a forced restart.