A Bug is Causing Some iOS Apps in the App Store to Appear Bigger Than They Really Are
While some bugs or flaws can be pretty big and lead to potential security risks , there are also the bugs that are pretty minor and are just a minor annoyance. Luckily for folks perusing the iOS App Store, the latest iOS bug is the latter and not the former. As was first reported on Wednesday by 9to5Mac , it appears that a minor issue within the digital storefront is causing some apps to appear larger than they really are. This relates to the size of the app when it comes to downloading and installing it. In some cases it looks like an app can appear to hundreds of megabytes larger than it really is. The example provided is Facebook, which shows within the iOS App Store as coming in at just over 500MB in size. However, if you do install the app and check its impact on your device’s built-in storage, it shows that the app is “only” 316MB. That’s 200MB of a difference there, which is certainly not nothing. For someone who might be trying to save space on their hand...