iPhone text message that causes handsets to crashMay 28, 2015 - 11:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A bug in Apple's iOS is causing handsets to crash when a text message containing a certain string of characters is received, Digital Spy reports. The glitch is the result of the operating system's inability to correctly render Arabic text, but the software will only crash if a specific string of characters is sent. The bug will cause an iPhone to reboot when the offending message is received, unless the user is already viewing their iMessage history when it arrives. Users have been sending the phone-crashing text to one another as a prank, and some of the victims have taken to Reddit to vent their frustration. There are workaround solutions, with users able to protect themselves by shutting off the 'show on local screen' slider under the 'messages' section of the 'notifications' menu. 'Alert style when unlocked' must also be set to 'none'. Reports on Twitter suggest that Apple is aware of the bug and working on a fix, but the Cupertino firm is yet to issue an official statement. Photo: Apple Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |