After releasing the charting update for Simply Remember It I updated my phone to the iOS 26 beta so I could continue continue testing my apps ahead of the public release. I was surprised to immediately discover that a bug in Simply Remember It was causing the app to crash whenever the screen attempted to display the app's icon.

Once I tracked down and fixed the issue I was further surprised to realize that I couldn't reproduce the crash in my other apps. But since they share similar code I decided to be proactive and release an update for all of them.

The Bug

• Only appeared when running the iOS 26 beta from the beta version of Xcode.
• Triggered whenever the app tried to load the main AppIcon asset. This was not the launcher icon but anywhere the icon was displayed inside the app.
• The fix? Adding a backup asset so the app never gets stuck on Need an imageRef.

Why Update All the Apps?

• Even though the crash only showed up in Simply Remember It I don’t want you to be caught off guard if it pops up later.
• Bugs sometimes surface only on certain devices or OS versions so I wanted to stop this before it potentially happens to someone else.
• By updating everything now all the Simply apps are ready for iOS 26 whenever you decide to upgrade.

What Changed

• A small, behind-the-scenes update: no new features in this round.
• Added a safe backup image for app icons in all the apps.
• Future-proofing to keep things running smoothly as Apple evolves iOS and macOS.

💡 If you’re curious about the technical details, I’ll be sharing a blog post soon on how I handle app icons. Make sure you’re signed up for the Blog Posts newsletter list so you don’t miss it!

My goal with the Simply apps has always been to bring calm to your everyday routines and not add stress. This was a quiet update, but an important one as I wanted to make sure everything just works for you, no matter which Apple device or OS version you’re on.

Thanks for trusting my apps to be part of your daily flow! And, as always, I hope you're having a fantastic day!