# Anyone else having trouble with Tapatalk? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 7, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551 "2012-07-07T21:40:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/1 "2012-07-07T21:40:31Z")
I got an alert to upgrade Tapatalk on my iPhone. Did so, and now I can’t post with Tapatalk - can browse the SDMB, but if I try to post Tapatalk crashes and takes me back to the start page for my iPhone. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/2 "2012-07-08T00:32:43Z")
I’ll let Xash know. He’s the man where Tapatalk is concerned. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/3 "2012-07-08T01:19:32Z")
Delete the app and reinstall; see if that fixes it? ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/4 "2012-07-08T01:49:00Z")
This is probably not a Tapatalk problem, but an Apple DRM problem that occurred last week: “For background, a serious problem has been discovered in the iOS and Mac App Stores which has been causing apps to immediately crash after users update to the most recent version. [July 5th] is now day three of the problem, and Apple had yet to respond to the situation until this afternoon.” Supposedly the issue has been resolved, and apps may need to be redownloaded. [Article here](http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/05/apple-responds-to-app-crashing-issues-has-a-dedicated-team-working-on-a-fix/). ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/5 "2012-07-08T04:29:04Z")
Thanks for the comments, everyone. How do I delete and re-install an app like Tapatalk? ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/6 "2012-07-08T09:35:42Z")
Hey I just started having problems too, I can’t even browse and it started about 4 hours ago. The error message is: Security error, you may not have permission to access To reinstall tapatalk, hold down on the icon until a red x appears, then tap the x. Redownload it from the app store. You’ll lose your settings though. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/7 "2012-07-08T14:17:19Z")
Works now, for what it’s worth. I didn’t do anything. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/8 "2012-07-09T03:17:52Z")
Deleted the old Tapatalk and reinstalled. Still doesn’t work-as soon as I hit the box to enter text, it takes me straight back to the iPhone home page. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/9 "2012-07-09T03:37:24Z")
Could it be a location/twitter problem, since those are used when posting? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/10 "2012-07-10T13:06:57Z")
if so, how would I fix it? ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/11 "2012-07-11T05:41:31Z")
Can you post in other forums? You can also try resetting Tapatalk (last option in settings). What versions are you running? I’m using Tapatalk V1.13.6 and iOS 5.1.1 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/12 "2012-07-12T17:23:28Z")
Tried posting elsewhere and had the same thing happen - closed the forum and back to the iPhone home page. How do I tell what versions of Tapatalk and iOS I’m using? (technopeasant here ☹ ) ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/13 "2012-07-13T01:57:17Z")
Ok let me see: Tapatalk: Go to settings (keep tapping icons in the top left if you can’t see settings, the bottom row should read network, search, me, settings, extras), then in the top left tap about. iOS: Go to settings, General, About, then look for Version. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/14 "2012-07-16T05:10:14Z")
Hi, **AaronX** , thanks for your suggestions, but I’ve concluded it’s not me, it’s them! I’ve been poking around on the Tapatalk forum - from the reviews, it sounds like this is a major problem since the last upgrade - lots of people having the same problem of it crashing when you try to enter text. I think I’ll just have to wait and see if they fix it anytime soon. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/15 "2012-07-17T02:46:25Z")
And it’s back! New upgrade this evening and it didn’t crash as soon as I tried to type in the Reply box. Now to see if it posts! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/16 "2012-07-17T02:48:38Z")
Worked! ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/17 "2012-07-17T02:53:47Z")
Just upgraded, let’s see if this works. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/18 "2012-07-17T03:49:12Z")
Yeah, the update said it fixed problems with ios 4 ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/19 "2012-09-10T13:43:29Z")
I have some complaints about Tapatalk, mainly in that it doesn’t work exactly like the SDMB in a web browser. Also it seems to crash a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551/20 "2012-09-10T15:13:59Z")
If you wanted something that worked exactly like the SDMB in a web browser, why not read the SDMB in a web browser? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-with-tapatalk/627551.md?page=2)