Google+ iPhone App - Easy way to crash it!

Date: 04/09/13

Google+ iPhone app (Version 4.3.1.16077)

I’m a bit of a “one trick pony” when it comes to iPhone bugs.  I’m lazy, get into a rut, and never even try to challenge myself.

That said, one of my standard iPhone bugs causes a crash on the Google+ iPhone app.  I figured that I might as well write it down.  As I’ve indicated, the bug I’m about to describe can be reproduced on a great many iPhone apps. 

This bug is much easier to show than to describe, so if you’re interested, you can skip down below to the attached screenshots. 

On the Google+ iPhone app, you can enter into an area where all of your uploaded photos are stored. 

If you enter into a particular set of photos, and then focus in on one individual photograph, you’ll have the ability to activate a slider thing if you press an arrow in the upper right hand corner.

It takes a little bit of two-finger dexterity, but you can coordinate pressing the two separate arrows on the top of the screen.

If you do this just right (and with practice, you can hit this in seconds) you will get the slider superimposed on the previous album screen.

Canceling the slider either crashes the app (along with a crash report option at reboot) or, more sinisterly, buts the app into a darkened state until the phone is reloaded.

Interesting, eh?

General steps to reproduce:

1.     Launch Google+ iPhone app

2.     Navigate to a photo album that has multiple photographs

3.     Focus in on one photo

4.     Press the arrow in the upper left and upper right at the same time

Result:  Easy way to crash the Google+ iPhone app

Expected:  Many apps crash like this (but not all)

P.S.  Have you compared results for “One Trick Pony” – Not the results I expected from the search.

Launch the Google+ iPhone App...

Focus in on an individual picture.  You'll have two arrow options at the top of the screen.  Takes practice, but press both of those arrows at roughly the same time.

If you do it just right, you'll be able to drag the "Share/Download photo/Set as profile photo/Delete photo" option to the previous screen.  If select one of these options......

Application crashes, and you'll be presented with this prompt the next time you launch the app.