Apple Fixed a Glitch That Crashed Apps
Bug caused some recently updated apps to crash when users tried to launch them.
Apple says it has resolved a problem that caused recently updated apps to crash when launched. The company said in a statement that only a small number of users were affected by the glitch. We had a temporary issue that began the other day with a server that generated DRM code for some apps being downloaded, Apple said. The issue has been rectified and Apple doesn't expect it to occur again. Users who experienced an issue launching an app caused by this server bug can delete the affected app and re-download it.
The issue came to light the other day when Marco Arment, the creator of Instapaper, reported that he was "deluged" by complaints from users who had downloaded Instapaper 4.2.3 and found that the app "crashed immediately" upon launch. The issue even occurred after users removed the application from their devices and reinstalled it with a clean version. Upon inspection, Arment discovered that the culprit was a corrupt update of the app that Apple was distributing through its App Store.
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