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Apps not working after iOS 15 update? How to fix

Last Updated On September 7, 2021 by iPhoneGeeks Staff

If an app on your iPhone is not working after iOS 15 update, one of the troubleshooting tips below should help you fix the issue.

See also: iPhone 12 Apps Not Working? Here’s the fix

Common ‘app is not working after iOS 15 update‘ issues:

  • an app won’t open after iOS 15 update
  • an app won’t respond after iOS 15 update
  • an app is crashing after iOS 15 update

In general, iOS update works smoothly, however sometimes, you may face issues like app crashing etc. You may think that some or all of the apps installed on your iOS device feel sluggish or slow, if you experience this, these troubleshooting methods may help that as well. There can be many reasons for these issues, such as:

  • lack of memory
  • bugs in your application
  • Incompatibility
  • bandwidth limitation

Restart your iPhone

Sometimes, all it takes to get an app working again is to restart your iPhone.

Simply turn off your phone and then turn it back on again. Go to settings > General > shut down. When you see the red slider, slide the slider. Wait until your device is completely off. This may take a few seconds. Then press and hold the on/off button until you see the Apple logo.

Restart the app

Completely close the app and relaunch by swiping up from the bottom of the screen and swiping up the problematic app. Then open the app again.

See also: 40+ Best iOS 15 Tips and Tricks You’ll Want to Try

Check for iOS updates

There may be system updates. These updates may fix this. To check and install iOS updates, go to Settings > General > Software Update.

Check for app updates

The problematic app may have updates. Keeping your apps up to date is a good idea. Because these updates often fix bugs that may be causing your problem. Updating your app may help you.

  1. Open the App Store.
  2. Tap your account avatar in the upper-right corner of the screen
  3. In the ”Available Updates” section, find the app update you want to install and then tap ”Update.”

Uninstall and reinstall the app

Sometimes it seems that no amount of troubleshooting will get an update to proceed. If that happens to you, simply delete the app and reinstall it from the App Store.

If it’s a paid app, don’t worry you won’t need to pay for it a second time. The App Store keeps track of every app you’ve ever installed, and allows you to reinstall them with a tap.

To delete your app, tap and hold the app until it jiggles and then tap the delete (X) icon to remove the app. Then press the home button or swipe up from the bottom of the screen to stop the jiggling. Now go to the App Store then search for the app you just removed and then tap the Redownload icon to reinstall this app.

Force quit the app

The next thing to do if an app is still not working after iOS 15 update is to force close it. Apps can crash or stop working unexpectedly if it’s unable to run a required task at a time.

Meanwhile, force-closing an app shuts down the app and its processes, then restart them when you relaunch it. That’s a way to fixing the app not working issues sometimes.

Here’s how:

  1. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to bring up the app switcher.
  2. Locate the affected app and swipe up on it.

Contact the app developer

If nothing helps, you may want to contact the app’s developer for further assistance, if this is a third party app. Because app developers are responsible for supporting their applications. Here is how you can contact:

  1. Open the App Store on your iOS device
  2. Search for the app by entering its name in the search field
  3. Locate your app
  4. Tap Developer Website. So you can contact the developer.

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  1. Dinko says

    November 15, 2021 at 1:28 am

    This actually helped, I had very low expectations but I’m back in action

    Reply
    • John says

      December 1, 2021 at 3:44 pm

      this failed. Any other suggestions?

      Reply
  2. Connie says

    November 27, 2021 at 6:34 pm

    My hay day is stuck on connecting, since the 15 iOS update on my iPad, my hayday on my iPhone works fine. What can I do? I have tried shutting iPad off And retrying – I am through Game Center not Facebook. I have also unplugged my router & restarted it as well. I’m afraid I will lose my hayday data if I uninstall the game.

    Reply
  3. Samuel says

    December 8, 2021 at 5:08 pm

    Thanks !!!!! I had same problem after installing IOS15 but a simple shutting down and restartinf solved the problem . Thanks so muchhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

    Reply
  4. Samuel says

    December 8, 2021 at 5:09 pm

    Shutting down and restarting helped !!!! Thanks

    Reply

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