Apple Assists Users With iPhone Message Crashes

Apple Assists Users With iPhone Message Crashes

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Users who receive a text message with a specific string of characters find the text crashes iMessage -- Apple has issued instructions for a temporary fix.
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The latest bug to plague consumers centers around a string of text that when received, causes the user's iPhone to crash repeatedly, but now Apple is coming to the rescue by posting an official support document.

If the messages application quits unexpectedly after getting a text with a specific string of characters, users can ask Siri, the phone's digital concierge, to "read unread messages," then use Siri to reply to the malicious message.

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