One of the many chronic issues that’s plagued the 3G iPhone since its release a little over a month ago has been third-party application crashes. This seems to have affected all non-default apps, including those location-based. Even the latest 2.0.2 software update has failed to correct the problem which involves the iPhone briefly loading apps before abruptly jumping back to the home screen.
AppleInsider has learned that a fix is planned for next month. A tipster apparently received a reply from Steve Jobs himself regarding the issue stating, “This is a known iPhone bug that is being fixed in the next software update in September”.
Some speculation exists that the problem stems from improperly set permissions to run the apps, but regardless of the problem’s cause, this is just another issue that’s taken previously rabid Apple fans down a notch. Remember, many who updated to the 2nd generation iPhone from last year’s model had upgraded for the sole purpose of 3rd party app support. Hopefully Mr. Jobs will live up to his word and we’ll get a final fix next month.
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