A bug in Apple’s iOS enables anyone to crash an
iPhone by sending a string of characters via iMessage or SMS. The bug --
discovered by several users on Reddit -- requires a specific string of Chinese,
Marathi and Arabic characters to be sent.
The iPhone receiving the message will crash and
immediately reboot. Following the reboot, attempting to reopen the Messages app
will result in the app crashing if it was opened in list view. It can be
launched if it was last opened to a conversation with the user that sent the
string of text. But attempting to go to another conversation will cause the app
to crash, according to MacRumors.
To fix a crashing messaging app, users can send a
message to their own phone via Siri or by sending a picture via the Photos app.
Sending a message to the original sender will also fix the messages app from
crashing. To prevent it from happening again, users can disable notification
banners from the app. According to one Twitter user speaking to Apple support,
Apple engineers are already aware of the problem. But no timeframe was given
for when it will be fixed.
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