Several major iOS apps crashing at launch due to Facebook SDK issues

Numerous trendy apps at the side of Spotify, GroupMe, Pinterest and TikTok had been fielding client iOS crash research Wednesday evening, the result of an evident issues of Fb’s SDK in line with an extended GitHub thread at the topic. Downdetector logged tens of hundreds of client crash research…
A number of popular apps including Spotify, GroupMe, Pinterest and TikTok were fielding user iOS crash reports Wednesday evening, the result of an apparent issues with Facebook’s SDK according to a lengthy GitHub thread on the topic. Downdetector logged tens of thousands of user crash reports…Original article
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