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If you have updated your iPhone with Apple's latest software, only to find your phone is behaving strangely, you're not alone.
Users have taken to social media to complain about annoying bugs in iOS 9.3, such as their phones crashing after clicking on links in Mail and Safari.
Apple has told MailOnline it's aware of the problems and will release a fix soon.
Apple rolled out iOS 9.3 last week and a small number of users have been complaining about multiple bugs.
Some owners of iPhone 5S handsets and older reported their handsets were locked to them after the download, because it requires their Apple ID password which they had forgotten.
In response, Apple released a second version of the software update for older devices, allowing users to skip the Apple ID login, while the version can also be used to unbrick handsets via a computer, The Guardian reported.
Users are now complaining that a bug caused by the Universal Links feature is causing apps such as Mail, Safari and Messages to crash, after they have clicked on certain links that force sites to open in apps other than Safari.
New York-based Nicholas Carlson wrote: 'Suddenly my iPhone is super buggy. Tapping on links won't work. Mail freezes. iCloud burps.
'My watch won't sync properly.
@nichcarlson The link thing has been driving me nuts the past few days. Never happened before.
— Mike Dudas (@mdudas) March 26, 2016
Wow https://t.co/klS5VNaTfk literally put every URL they had into their site association file. 2.3MB download pic.twitter.com/sALK6nGkq2
— Steve T-S (@stroughtonsmith) March 28, 2016
'What's going on?' while another disgruntled user, Mike Dudas wrote: 'The link thing has been driving me nuts the past few days'.
Developers Steve Troughton-Smith and Ben Collier linked the problem to the Booking.com app, which had 2.3MB of Universal Links.
Mr Troughton-Smith, who is based in Ireland, tweeted: 'Wow http://booking.com literally put every URL they had into their site association file. 2.3MB download.'
The file's sheer size caused iPhones to crash and to drain battery faster than usual. While the Booking.com app has been updated, users are still reporting problems.
Other users are reporting not being able to click on links within other apps.
Apple told MailOnline: 'We are aware of this issue, and we will release a fix in a software update soon.'
Some of those affected by the glitch have solved part of the problem by disabling JavaScript in Safari.
To disable JavaScript, go to Settings, Safari and Advanced then disable JavaScript.
The Cupertino-based company unveiled iOS 9.3 alongside the iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro at its event last week.
The update focuses on sleeping patterns, security and education.
This iOS 9.3 link bug is a slow moving disaster, even more fascinating than frustrating.
— Tim Libert (@tim_libert) March 27, 2016
C’mon @AppleSupport , that #iOS93 link bug is really annoying.
Can’t use my phone like I need to.
— Dominik Meier (@domei80) March 27, 2016
Ios9.3 is buggy. Just updated my iphone 6 and got that terrible safari behavior #Apple what are you doing with your clients? @tim_cook
— Alex Pavlenko (@fidelpavlenko) March 26, 2016
Links on webpages broken w/ iOS9.3 on iPhone 6S. Lots of people w/ same issue. How on earth can a bug like this slip through @AppleSupport?!
— Tom Duncalf (@tomduncalf) March 26, 2016
WHAT'S NEW IN IOS 9.3?
Night Shift mode changes colour temperature before bed time.
New security feature means Notes can be password or fingerprint protected.
In News the articles in 'For You' are now better tailored to particular interests.
New features for the iPad help teachers use them with their students.
Apple Health now allows Apple Watch Activity stats like move calories, exercise minutes and stand hours to be added to its dashboard.
Users can also now extract the full resolution photo from an unwanted Live Photo.
Quick Actions, pressured touches on apps, extended to a lot more stock apps.
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