We reported you
about a new bug in the core component of iOS and OS X that causes the device's
Messages app to crash and iPhones to reboot if it receives a certain string of characters, Arabic
characters, via text message.
Many have since
fallen victims to this specially crafted sequence of Unicode bug. It is
believed that when this malicious string of characters is sent in a text
message, it will crash an iThing when the text is displayed as a notification
on an iPhone, iPad, or Apple watch.
Not iMessages alone, Snapchat and Twitter on
iOS devices are also vulnerable to this iPhone crash text bug as they also use
the CoreText component to display text
on-screen.
Here's the unique text that's causing the iPhone
crash:
effective. Power لُلُصّبُلُلصّبُررً ॣ ॣh ॣ ॣ 冗
It's been really
annoying that people all across the world are messaging each other the secret
string of unique characters that resets the phone, causing it to turn on and
off.
There isn't any
official fix from Apple so far, however the company has released a statement
saying how to fix your crashed phone if it is sent the malicious text.
"Apple is
aware of an iMessage issue caused by a specific series of Unicode characters,
and we will make a fix available in a software update," the company says. "Until the update is available, you can use these steps to
re-open the Messages app."
Here's a three-step process to combat the issue:
You can do this
simple workaround in the meantime before Apple patches the bug in order to open
your Messages app:
1.Ask Siri to "read unread messages."
2.Use Siri to reply to the
malicious message. After you reply, you'll be able to open Messages again.
3. If the issue continues, tap
and hold the malicious message, tap More, and delete the message from the
thread.
Following these
simple steps would let you successfully access your Messages again. However,
this procedure will provide only a temporary fix for the iPhone crash text bug.
Apple has yet to
release an update to fully address the issue exploited by the killer Unicode
string, and hopefully we get a real fix for this issue soon.
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