Facebook apologizes for the iOS app stopping working

Facebook has acknowledged the problem that caused a series of iOS applications to fail and to apologize, but did not mention the issue in detail.

According to the blog announcement, Facebook said the error occurred when updating the software development tool (SDK).

"Yesterday, Facebook tested a new update. A change in it caused an error for some app users with the Facebook SDK. We quickly identified the problem and resolved it," the representative said. Facebook said. "We apologize for any inconvenience."

However, Facebook did not explain the problem in detail.

Many iOS apps have problems after the "Sign in with Facebook" feature has failed. Photo: Shutterstock.

Earlier, many iPhone and iPad users said that their devices could not use popular software, such as Spotify, TikTok, Pinterest, Tinder ... On the GitHub source code repository, many developers said The issue affects the built-in application "login with Facebook", a feature that allows users to quickly log in without an account and password.

After the incident, some developers thought that Apple needed a mechanism for app developers for the App Store to reduce their reliance on quick login with Facebook, and to soon work out solutions to prevent similar situations. self-happening in the future.