iPhone bug & potential fix

Bug: one or more of the app store apps stops working (opens, hangs for a second, then returns to home screen). or maybe crashes the phone. try this:


Apple - Support - Discussions - Apps won't open ...:

perform 'Authorize computer' (in the Store menu) in iTunes

run 'Transfer Purchases from xx's iPhone' (in the File menu). All your apps should then appear in iTunes, in the applications tab of your phone.

With your iPhone still docked, pick an app and delete it from the iPhone

sync your phone

unplug the iPhone, plug it back in, and sync again

Wonders of wonders, every single app should now work again.

It's a pain, and will no doubt be fixed, but that's a simple solution for now.

I recommend choosing an app to remove/reinstall that does not save any settings - perhaps a gimmicky thing like iBeer because I did lose my saved settings for Bejeweled.

Hope this helps someone.