Huolala Tech

Oct 8, 2024 · Mobile Development

iOS 17 Text‑to‑Speech Crash: Root Cause and Effective Fixes

This article investigates a recurring text‑to‑speech crash on iOS 17 devices, detailing the EXC_BAD_ACCESS error, analyzing stack traces, exploring internal AVAudioEngine and AUAudioUnit_XPC structures, and presenting two remediation strategies—including a hook‑based approach that safely bypasses problematic dealloc and stop calls.