‘Dec. 2’ causes iPhones to crash; iOS update released to fix bug
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Another issue popped up to challenge Apple’s software engineers when users on Twitter and Reddit posted about their iPhones crashing on Dec. 2.
According to MacRumors, a date-related software bug in the iOS 11.1.2 began forcing iPhones to crash and reset. The issue started to occur when time-based local notifications from apps were received on Dec. 2.
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Netizens were able to find a workaround by turning off daily notifications from apps, as well as by doing a background app refresh. Apple support staff, meanwhile, suggested rolling back the date manually to before the issue occurred.
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Netizens noted that reinstalling apps did not help fix the bug. iPhones running on iOS 11.2 beta were also unaffected.
The iOS 11.2 had been released to fix the problem. A support document has also been released to aid iPhone owners who experienced crashes. Alfred Bayle/JB
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