My apps, native and third party, keep crashing. Anyone else having this issue?

Question

I've had this problem start a month or two before the release of iOS 5 but now it has become worse. Earlier today, I tried to write a report to Apple (even though they've been collecting my diagnostics and data) but Safari constantly crashed. I also couldn't finish up some work because Pages constantly crashed also. I just feel that Apple is slacking off these past few months...As a loyal customer, I am very annoyed and disappointed.

Answer 1

Have you tried restoring your iPad (back uit all up, first!!!) and then adding apps one by one to see which one is the culprit?
Apps crashing on an iOS device could be the result of an app that is hogging memory.  There is only 256 MB of working memory space in an iPad, and an app that demands a lot of memory can cause itself, or other apps, to unexpectedly quit.
The process of finding out which app may have introduced the instability may be a long and tiring process, but once you find the app that starts the trouble, you can contact its developer for assistance, and maybe send feedback on the problems you are having.
Apps can also crash due to corrupted preferences or other user data (probably due to the initial crash).  Restoring your iPad from scratch can assist in resetting such data (but make sure you have backed up your data or moved it via iTunes to somewhere on your Mac or PC so that you can upload them back when your iPad has restored).
Lastly, although unlikely, your iPad may be suffering from a hardware malfunction (eg., bad RAM or flash storage).  Doesn't hurt to take your unit to an Apple service provider for a diagnostic.
—tonza