Text message crashing Iphones!
Just a heads up. Not only is this going around and crashing iPhones. People are then sending it to friends as a joke. :R And if you have it set to preview that is as good as opening it. So wa...
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If Messages quits unexpectedly after you get a text with a specific string of characters
If Messages quits unexpectedly after you get a text with a specific string of characters
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. Until the update is available, you can use these steps to re-open the Messages app.
Ask Siri to "read unread messages."
Use Siri to reply to the malicious message. After you reply, you'll be able to open Messages again.
In Messages, tap and hold the malicious message, tap More, and delete the message from the thread.
Last Modified: May 29, 2015
If Messages quits unexpectedly after you get a text with a specific string of characters
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. Until the update is available, you can use these steps to re-open the Messages app.
Ask Siri to "read unread messages."
Use Siri to reply to the malicious message. After you reply, you'll be able to open Messages again.
In Messages, tap and hold the malicious message, tap More, and delete the message from the thread.
Last Modified: May 29, 2015
