For a few hours, Internet users have been complaining about not being able to open certain applications such as Spotify, Tik Tok or Tinder. We'll tell you more!
A bug that affects iPhone users
This is the trending topic on Twitter. Many tweets flourished on the web in which Internet users were divided between nervousness and worries. Can't open Spotify or Tinder. However, this bug only seems to affect iPhone users. Indeed, Apple addicts found themselves deprived of important applications for a few hours. This little nightmare has pleased all Android users.
The reasons
Now solved, the problem could come from… Facebook! Indeed, many users use the Facebook network to speed up their connection on these applications. Which explains the link between the bug and Zuckerberg's company. This would be due to a series of bugs related to the iOS SDK. According to Wikipedia, an SDK (Software Development Kit) is "a set of software tools for developers, facilitating the development of software on a platform. (iOS or Android)".
The solutions
This wouldn't be the first time Facebook has faced these kinds of development bugs. Anyway, the application is actively looking for the flaw and promises an improvement soon. However, users did not wait for the American firm to regain access to their applications. Indeed, concerning the streaming platform Spotify, it was enough to launch it offline to find its catalog of music. This bug might be a click for applications. They'd better look for a way to replace the Facebook-related feature, because when it crashes, millions of users are bothered by it. Fortunately, the outage lasted only a few hours. But enough to delight the competition.