iBooks not working after iOS update

After recent iOS update the book app no longer will open! Help I am in the middle of. Great book.

same problem AppleBooks not working.

IOS 17.5.1. The same problem. Any help?

Same problem here - Apple please what should we do to access Books with IOS 17.5.1?

cmcew Said:

"book app not working after upgrade to iOS 17.1.1: After upgrading to ios 17.1.1 the book app for audio books doesn't work. When playing the book there will be sound for 3 seconds and then the timer shows the book is playing but no sound comes out. This is true with bluetooth, through the phone, without or without wi-fi."

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Update to iOS 17.2, seeing if you get this error:

• Computer: Update your iPhone Using a Computer - User Tip
• Cellular: Use an iPhone 12 or later, that is using 5G, in order to update over Cellular - User Tip

cmcew Said:

"Thanks for the response. However, when trying to update to 17.2 both on the phone and through iTunes on my PC, the message says 17.1.1 is the current version of software. When will 17.2 be available?"

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Post a Report in the Developer Forums:

My apologies. iOS17.2 is still in beta. So, do not install it. As for when it is to be released, I would not know. So, post something on the iOS 17.2 Developer Forms.

Treeoakmtn Said:

“After recent iOS update the book app no longer will open! Help I am in the middle of. Great book.”

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Start with a Restart:

Restart your iPhone, having just performed the update. That may get things going as they should. Restarting after an update is always a wise decision.

All M4b files do this even with alternate apps (bookplayer) sideloaded through itunes file sharing. Phone restore doesn’t fix it. Neither does deleting the books and reloading them. Nor does deleting and reloading the books app.

After working with Apple Support and trying all standard fixes, I was transferred to a supervisor and was given a possible work around. This was to Sign Out of Media & Services in System Settings. This worked to allow me to access my current book, but once having reset Media & Services and closing Apple Books app, I am back to square one. So it is a temporary fix to allow you to read for one session, then you need to do it again in order to read again. OS 7.1.1 needs fixed.