Iphone 4s ios 6 crashing

Question

I updated to iphone iOS 6 on my Iphone 4s, it worked fine for the hour i used it. When i woke up a few hours later every single app started crashing, from safari to maps, after a few seconds the app crashes and i would have to go back in.
The crashing gets quicker and quicker untill i turn the phone off and back on. Then the crashing takes like 30 seconds and quickly speeds up. I can't even message, this is a complete disaster.
My battery lost 25 % in 5 mins now as well... WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!
Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Please I need a fix.

Answer 1

I updated about a week ago as well, and the phone worked perfectly for the first few days.  Then I began to have the same issues as you have experienced.  My phone was warm to the touch, my battery would run down in a matter of hours, and all of my apps would crash a few moments after opening them.  I also tried the hard reboot and restoring the phone via iTunes, which did not work.  Mysteriously the issue stopped for a couple of days and then came back yesterday.  It is apparent from the various message boards that it is NOT a hardware issue, as my 4S is only 6 months old and worked perfectly before the upgrade.  It is also apparent the folks at Apple have no idea what the cause and cure is, as many commenters have tried multiple suggested solutions to no avail.  This morning I took the advice of one commenter and closed out all of my apps, and it worked.  All day my phone has been cool to the touch and the battery is still near 100%, and the two apps I briefly opened (Facebook and mail) worked fine once the phone cooled down (maybe the temp is related to the crashing).  This seems to indicate the issue is with one or more of the apps, and I can't be sure which.  While I still find this unacceptable long term, I will continue to close every app after using it.  Give this a try and see if it works for you as well, at least until we get a real fix for the issue.