[BUG] App crashes on first launch, works on second attempt (iOS 16.1, Session 2.14.6)

[Azazel020]

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Current Behavior

Description:
When opening the Session app on iOS, the app starts loading but immediately crashes.
If I open the app again right after the crash, it launches normally without any issues.

Expected Behavior

Expected behavior:
The app should launch normally on the first attempt without crashing.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Open the Session app on iOS

2. Observe the app crash during startup

3. Re-open the app

4. App starts successfully

iOS Version

IOS 26.1

Session Version

2.14.6

Anything else?

The issue occurs consistently; first launch crashes, second launch works every time.

[DEV-DIBSTER]

Can confirm this behavior. +1

[Azazel020]

com.loki-project.loki-messenger_2025-12-15--06-57-35-601.log

Attached a logfile of the Session messenger.

Current version: 2.14.8

[pottsandpans]

This crash is already known, and we’re working on a fix. There’s a work-in-progress branch addressing it.

[DEV-DIBSTER]

I'm attaching my latest logs as this issue has been prevalent for quite some time (months), and has seems to have gotten worse.

The only information I can provide in hopes of a reproduce of this issue is when I have the app in the background after a certain amount of time (large, maybe a couple hours since I last check), and it will immediately crash before I open the app up again.

Attached Logs:
com.loki-project.loki-messenger_2026-04-27--20-47-06-884.log