Bug in iOS message app could cause your device to crash

By SoundSchemer, 28 May, 2015

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi all:

I found this on the guardian today, it states that a particular string of non-latin characters such as arabic or Chinese sent via sms or iMessage can crash an iOS device.

I hope that doesn't put iPhone 4s at risk.

For more information, please visit:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/27/iphone-crash-bug-text-imessage-ios
Thanks

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By Serena on Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 07:42

please note. this is a bug, not a virus. don't make it sound worse then it is. it's easily fixed by a user if they get this happening to them, and the apple teams are working on this as we speak. it is, how ever, not a virus, which is a program that does things. just a bug in a program.