Apple acknowledges crashing apps on iOS 9.3, working on a fix

Soon after Apple fixed the activation bug, many users started venting out their frustration over Apple support forums about a new **iOS 9**  bug that caused apps to crash or freeze when opening links. According to 9To5Mac, Apple has now acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix (likely to be a software update 9.3.1). “We are aware of this issue, and we will release a fix in a software update soon," the iPhone maker told the news site.  The report further adds that the reason for this new bug depends upon the apps that are installed by the user and how the app handles universal links. “On Twitter, it was found that their website association file, used by the system for the universal links feature introduced with iOS 9, was many megabytes, grossly oversized. This would essentially overload the daemon that had to parse these files, causing the crashing,” adds report. The report had earlier hinted at Bookings.com as the cause of the bug, but now reportedly Bookings.com has corrected its payload file. The report also suggests that users with Bookings.com installed should delete or reinstall the app. However, the bug could be due to several apps, and it is not possible to find out every app that could cause the issue. So, Apple is believed to be working on a way that can better handle universal links APIs. The upcoming software update will enable iOS to handle huge payloads files, instead of just crashing on the spot, finally adds report.