Apple yesterday released iOS 12.2 to the public with an updated Apple News app with Apple News+ subscription support. Now, a number of iPhone and iPad owners are complaining that the Apple News app keeps crashing for them post the iOS 12.2 update.
Reports are filled on Twitter and Reddit with iPhone users complaining about the Apple News app crashing as soon as they try to start scrolling. The app seemed to have worked fine after iOS 12.2 was initially rolled out. It is possible that the crash has started as the load on Apple News servers increased or due to a server-side change from Apple.
@AppleNews uh oh. The app keeps crashing as soon as I open it. That’s not good.
— Ross (@RomeoKilo125) March 26, 2019
Hey @Apple @AppleSupport i just updated to iOS12.2 and @AppleNews keeps crashing!
— Mustafa Sirri (@ms6fa) March 26, 2019
@AppleSupport Apple News on iOS 12.2 is repeatedly crashing this morning on launch on both my iPhone and iPad. It was working fine on my iPhone yesterday. I just updated the iPad to iOS 12.2 this morning.
— Ben Collins 🥋1️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ (@shaolin108) March 26, 2019
Now that the bug is being picked up by media outlets, it is possible that we will see Apple take swift action and fix it. Since this is possibly a server-side bug, it is unlikely that we will see Apple release a minor iOS 12 update to fix it. The issue also seems to be present in the News app that is a part of the macOS 10.14.4 update released by Apple yesterday.
Such a rocky start to Apple News+ is definitely not a good thing, though Apple is possibly going to fix it within a few hours from now.
Apple News is available to iOS and Mac users in the United States and Canada. For Apple News+, Apple is charging customers $9.99/month and giving them access to over 300 magazines and numerous digital subscriptions. Apple News+ will also be making its way to Australia and the United Kingdom later this year.
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