# iOS app crashes when Beeminder is down

**URL:** <https://forum.beeminder.com/t/ios-app-crashes-when-beeminder-is-down/5161>\
**Category:** Bugabee\
**Created:** [March 31, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/ios-app-crashes-when-beeminder-is-down/5161 "2019-03-31T16:47:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![apolyton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/apolyton/32/1965_2.png) [@apolyton](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/apolyton)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/ios-app-crashes-when-beeminder-is-down/5161/1 "2019-03-31T16:47:42Z")

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So apparently Beeminder is down at the moment. Trying to open the iOS app leads to a crash. A more gentle way would be to give some error 🙂

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**Author:** ![phi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/phi/32/2586_2.png) [@phi](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/phi)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/ios-app-crashes-when-beeminder-is-down/5161/2 "2019-03-31T17:25:47Z")

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I consider this an improvement over its usual behavior where it dies inside in quiet and you get stale data but the UI is still somewhat working 😉