Facebook SDK Issue Causing Some iOS Apps to Crash

[MacRumors]

Multiple iPhone and iPad users are seeing their apps crashing at launch as of this afternoon, and the issue appears to be caused by a faulty Facebook SDK that the apps are using.

There are multiple complaints about apps crashing continually on iOS devices on the MacRumors forums, and a wide range of apps appear to be impacted. Google's Waze app, for example, won't launch, and there have been complaints about apps that include Pinterest, Spotify, Adobe Spark, Quora, TikTok, and others.

Multiple developers on GitHub have attributed the problem to a Facebook software development kit used by the apps for sign-in purposes. Apps are failing to open even when users do not use the Facebook login options included.

It's not clear when the issue will be fixed, but with so many apps affected, it could be addressed shortly. Facebook will likely be able to fix the problem over the air with a server update.

Article Link: Facebook SDK Issue Causing Some iOS Apps to Crash

 

[Emanuel Rodriguez]

Facebook is a toxin.

 

[farewelwilliams]

even some of the best engineers can't seem to do proper error handling

 

[DoctorApple]

Every time you open one of those affected apps, Facebook knows.

 

[Seoras]

I ripped out the last SDK remnants of FB from both my bread winner Apps in their latest update in April.
I don't mind taking 1 star reviews on the chin when I deserve it but when it is someone else (Apple, iOS13, looking at you...) that hurts and is impossible to manage as the average user doesn't understand it isn't your fault but someone else's.
I feel like I've really dodged a bullet there. I feel for those who haven't.
Why you would still want to use FB's SDK in your App is a mystery as the iOS API for sharing pretty much covers all I needed it for.
Sign in with Facebook? Sign in With Apple just took one big leap over it in the eyes of developers.

 

[Doctor Q]

Facebook will likely be able to fix the problem over the air with a server update.

I think that's almost certainly the case, since Facebook must have caused this with a server update.

 

[Rogifan]

I have several games that aren’t working because of this. I hate that so many games use Facebook for login/being able to play with friends.

 

[B4U]

Facebook is a toxin.

It is worse than that.
More like cancer.

 

[sw1tcher]

Don't use any of those apps

 

[Crisj]

In my case, the problem is solved after 15 minutes of updating. Try everything: reboot, re-install apps and nothing worked. Just wait and at the end when opening the Spotify app everything works again.
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Don't use any of those apps

I can't live without listening to music: Spotify

 

[now i see it]

Another week, another Facebook disaster

 

[Crisj]

I think that's almost certainly the case, since Facebook must have caused this with a server update.

in my case it was already solved

 

[telepheedian]

Can we get out the torches and pitchforks about this like we did when Zoom was found using these APIs?

 

[decypher44]

Add Wordfeud to the list

 

[LessO2]

The common denominator for me is how the app crashes if you have the app already open in the background, but try to open it again. Close the app, then tap on the icon and the it’ll open fine.

 

[xxray]

Experienced this today and was a little concerned that my phone got a virus or something. I could understand it being one app crashing and refusing to open, but I’ve never had so many of my apps crash like that. Glad to know it isn’t that serious.

 

[Think creative]

this is why spotify is crashing for me today out of nowhere. And I don't even have facebook installed on my phone (but I do have instagram).

 

[ipedro]

More the reason to switch to Sign In With Apple.

Here's a shortcut to the list of apps you're signed in with Facebook: Facebook Apps & Websites

And here's a list of available apps with Sign In With Apple:

Sign In With Apple - Supported Apps & Sites

It’s been a few months since the release of iOS 13 and Sign in with Apple is having a very slow rollout. While some major apps like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, TikTok and Wordpress have recently added it, most of the top apps have yet to support Apple’s sign in. That might be about to change...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[uniquexoxo]

Let’s face it, Facebook is toxic and SIWA just put a threat on Facebook’s capability of collecting our information. I stopped using Facebook apps and just browse them using Firefox Focus.

 

[alien3dx]

facebook sdk for php is not maintain at all few years? Now ios bugs? Wow. Either they to big or ... .

 

[Rychiar]

First they can't even figure out how to program dark mode and now this

 

[techfreak23]

I unlinked my Spotify from my Facebook account over two years ago when I deleted the Facebook account. It was a pain in the a** and my account name is now an ID instead of my name (created the Spotify account with Facebook), but at least I had no crashes today! lol

 

[Mdracer]

Can we get a list of all the apps using Facebooks SDK?

 

[jdoyle]

I unlinked my Spotify from my Facebook account over two years ago when I deleted the Facebook account. It was a pain in the a** and my account name is now an ID instead of my name (created the Spotify account with Facebook), but at least I had no crashes today! lol

Happening to me today. So If I unlink from Facebook crashes will go away?

 

[Scottsdale]

YouTube has crashed every time I open it then go to another app then back to YouTube. It crashes and reloads everything. Surely YouTube isn’t affected by Facebook? Also, I don’t allow any Facebook apps on any of my devices. I just hate the company. I don’t understand people’s desires to have Facebook spy on them 24/7. I will say it sure is weird to mention something then it pops up in every Google ad also. Google sucks really bad also. But some trade offs are just necessary. But that f’ing Facebook really bugs me beyond belief. I don’t understand why more developers don’t stop using both Facebook and Google for iOS app sign ins.