My RecipeBook app cannot be opened anymore. I know it had been off the AppStore for a while but it was working on my iPad until the update to iPadOS 16. There are many recipes in the app which I entered painstakingly over many years.
Thanks in advance for ideas!
iPad Air, iPadOS 16
A year or so ago this happened and sometime along the way the developer must have updated the app and it started working again. Currently luckily I did not update my phone to new IOS so I still have access. I’ve also had success with an older IPad I have. But when this happened before using ITunes or the Cloud I exported my RecipeBook data into cloud and then imported into an app called Paprika. So no recipes lost. It’s a comparable app although I like RecipeBook better
A year or so ago this happened and sometime along the way the developer must have updated the app and it started working again. Currently luckily I did not update my phone to new IOS so I still have access. I’ve also had success with an older IPad I have. But when this happened before using ITunes or the Cloud I exported my RecipeBook data into cloud and then imported into an app called Paprika. So no recipes lost. It’s a comparable app although I like RecipeBook better
So the app developer withdrew the app, but I should still be able to see my recipes that were stored over the past years, even though I cannot add recipes. Let’s hope there will be an updated version.
Hi firelion,
Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. If the app is no longer opening, here are a few steps to try:
1. Restart your iPad to see if the issue persists:Restart your iPad - Apple Support
2. Update your iPad to rule out the older software: Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
3. Try the steps here to see if they help: If an app on your iPhone or iPad stops responding, closes unexpectedly, or won’t open - Apple Support
4. If you need further support, reach out to Apple Support here: Contact - Official Apple Support
Have a great day.
As described, the App that you have been using has been withdrawn from the App Store by the Developer. While the existing downloaded App has continued to work with iPadOS15, your description indicates that the App is fundamentally incompatible with iPadOS16. Such issues can occur when older system-libraries, upon which Apps often rely for core functionality, are deprecated and removed from the Operating System.
As an updated version of the App, compatible with iPadOS16 is evidently not available, you’ll not be able to access data (recipes) that you have previously stored within the [now] non functioning App.
Your only way forward is to seek assistance from the App Developer - if you are able to do so:
How to contact an app developer - Apple Support
Unless an updated version of the existing App is released, you may be unable to recover any associated data.
Have you been able to find the name of the app developer or make a connection? You would think that there would have been some type of communication after they removed their app from the App Store saying you would loose everything if you did not retrieve it. Not handed well……
Did you have success with restarting your iPad? I have not and would like some help fix this problem or find a way to retrieve my recipes.
thank you
RecipeBook not working
