alexandra,
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I’m inconsolable at the moment, as it seems most of the third party apps on my iPhone 4 have stopped working or, at least, they’re not opening and I don’t know why. I mean come on …

I’m especially bummed because I can’t access my faithful app, Pocket Money, which I use to keep track of day to day expenditure. It’s so frustrating. It worked perfectly last weekend and now?

Any suggestions anyone?

andycarolan,
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@alexandra iPhone 4? I loved the form factor of that! I miss phones which are that size.

alexandra,
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@andycarolan I love the feel of it in my hand. I admit I use it mostly to play music. It has a huge catalogue on it. And it's still going strong, well, that is, till this morning.

andycarolan,
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@alexandra I 'think’ that there are unofficial patches that allow newer iOS versions than are officially supported. I've never tried those myself though.

alexandra,
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@andycarolan I've been trying a few hacks and ... nothing seems to work. The app just will not open anymore. 😔

andycarolan,
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@alexandra Awww :( That's a shame

nicolas,
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@alexandra I don’t know if I can’t help, my iPhone 15 opens it just fine. Incidentally I’ve never heard of Pocket Money and I’m having a look at it.

What do you like about it?

kiwi2002,
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@alexandra

There's a note about an update to the app and incompatibility with older versions / iOS versions. That an issue? (The new version is still supported in the AppStore.) Contact to developer? Possibly restore from backup?

Trick of an old physicist: Power down completely. Start cold.

My two cents from far, far away.

alexandra,
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@kiwi2002 Oh, all good suggestions and advice. I never thought about powering down. And as it’s an older iphone 4 it hasn’t updated in years. But I’ll see about restoring from backup.

kiwi2002,
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@alexandra

There may be an issue if you had updated the app recently > incompatibility risk which I mentioned.

alexandra,
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@kiwi2002 Thing is, nothing has been updated on this phone in years. THat's why I'm a bit confused.

kiwi2002,
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@alexandra

Understandably.

Did power down / up help?

Is restoring from a backup an option for you? (It might not if the last backup is too old because: data) What is your iOS version?

Can you download your old app version (which version is it?) from the AppStore, or is it not available anymore?

Do you by any chance have a current backup of just the Pocket Money data?

alexandra,
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@kiwi2002 I've decided to pop into the Apple store tomorrow and ask the experts instead of trying to figure it out here.

philomath,
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@alexandra I’ve been using and enjoying GreenBooks. I have it on my phone and computer and it’s been working really well.

alexandra,
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@philomath Will check that one out, thanks. 👍

philomath,
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@alexandra You’re welcome!

jedda,
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@alexandra Check out Budget by LightByte -- might be a good alternative

alexandra,
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@jedda Oh, thanks for the suggestion, will do.

rob,
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@alexandra

I am sending this from a iPhone, so I’m not an Apple hater. But the way they make their devices “obsolete” (disposable) is one of the reasons I likely won’t be buying an Apple computer any time soon.

If you expect a device to last more than 5 years, don’t buy Apple. Their environmental claims are pure fantasy in my opinion.

alexandra,
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@rob I did wonder if this was a ploy. But why, drives me nuts. All the other Apple apps still work. Shrugs!

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