Millions of iPhone users told to update popular app now or it could cost you

GOOGLE Photos should be up and running again for iPhone users, after Apple’s latest iOS update broke it.

The popular photos app kept crashing for iPhone and iPad users who had downloaded Apple’s iOS 16.3.1 yesterday.

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The bug was quick to emerge after Apple’s new iOS was unveiled on Monday, with Google Photos fans taking to social media raise flags on the issue.

The app crashed constantly after downloading the update, they said, with users unable to open it at all.

“#GooglePhotos is crashing upon opening the app after updating to the new #iOS16.3.1 update,” said one tech savvy Twitter user.

Another said: “Oh look another damn bug from iOS 16, this new update has broken Google Photos, Apple really needs to get there s*** together with iOS 16 updates, one bug after another.”

But Google has now rolled out an update that should run smoothly with the fresh iOS software.

Google hasn’t specified what problems have been addressed, but said its latest update “fixed user-reported issues.”

It can take a few days for automatic updates to happen.

So, if users have been impacted by the crashes, experts recommend manually updating the app.

Or users could lose precious memories that aren’t backed up.

How do I manually update an app?

First, open the App Store and tap your profile icon at the top of the screen.

Then scroll to see pending updates and release notes.

Tap Update next to an app to only update that app, or tap Update All.

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