New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on February 03, 2022) follows:
Oculus is the virtual reality (VR) platform owned by Meta (formerly known as Facebook). The company offers an ecosystem that includes both hardware and software.
The company’s software is available through the Oculus web and Oculus app. However, according to multiple reports, some Oculus app users on iOS are facing issues that prevent it from working properly.
Apparently, when Oculus iOS app users try to launch it, they get a crashing issue that doesn’t allow them to access the VR software.
Oculus iOS app crashing after v148.0 update
The crashing issue in the Oculus iOS app started from the most recent update to v148.0 and as a result it’s currently not working for many users (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9).
According to reports, after trying to open the app, it crashes and the process stays open in the background, but the user remains unable to access it.
Oculus team is aware, try this workaround
It should be noted that the Oculus team is aware of reports related to the crashing issue in the Oculus iOS app. The company is working on a fix, but there is no ETA for it.
As a workaround, Oculus recommends that affected users uninstall and reinstall the app. After that, it could start working normally again.
We will keep our eyes open for new related events that arise in the coming days. So, stay tuned to keep you informed.
Update 1 (February 04, 2022)
10:49 am (IST): Meta Quest Help has confirmed that they are still working on a fix for the crashing issue. Moreover, they also said that users should try re-installing the mobile app as a temporary workaround.
Update 2 (February 05, 2022)
12:53 pm (IST): Meta Quest Help on Twitter now says that they have fixed the crashing issue with the latest v148.1 version of the app that users can install via App Store.
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