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Apple just fixed a bug that's been crashing thousands of iPhones

Apple pushed a new version of iOS to iPhones and iPads on Thursday that fixes a significant web link crashing issue that affected thousands of iPhones.Users first started reporting the issue last week, after Apple released iOS 9.3, a major software update. The bug was related to Universal Links, a feature that lets apps link directly to other apps, instead of to a browser page. Apple had previously promised that a fix was coming. The update should be available now. You can grab it at Settings &gt; General &gt; Software Update. Here's the changelog: BI Screenshot NOW WATCH: This video of a massive 230-foot glacier collapsing is absolutely mesmerizing if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'pndGp4MTE6G_jQrI56sKLTVDdjPpY3q-',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Apple pushed a new version of iOS to iPhones and iPads on Thursday that fixes a significant web link crashing issue that affected thousands of iPhones. Users first started reporting the issue last week, after Apple released iOS 9.

Apple just fixed a bug that's been crashing thousands of iPhones

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