Why many iPhone apps briefly crashed: a Firebase analytics outage

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While the issue began shortly after Apple released iOS 27.0.1, the timing was coincidental, as apps were crashing on other iOS versions too. Apple TV 4K (4th generation) image (on a gradient) The image reveals that the Apple TV will have the same external design as the current model, with all of its... This is a massive $900 markdown on the high-end MacBook Pro, and it's joining a few other MacBook Pro discounts on Amazon this week.

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• Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree) HQuest 22 hours ago at 06:27 am None of my apps crashed.
• Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree) D DougieS 21 hours ago at 07:07 am Tesla App was crashing.
• It's a third party app using a third party (Google) framework Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree) A AppleCook 21 hours ago at 07:27 am None of my apps crashed.
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(PiHole or something in my control would offer more privacy but alas, lazy.) Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree) B bviktor 15 hours ago at 01:22 pm Cool, except locally installed apps shouldn't crash because of an analytics web service lag. A person said to be close to Foxconn's supply chain told China's Jiemian News that final assembly yields for Apple's first foldable iPhone were only slightly above 60% as of September 17. What do you mean, you're using something that blocks the Google firebase thing so you were affected by the issues?

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• I was not affected by these issues, since this was triggered only when the firebase code loaded within the app.
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