They’re some of the most popular smartphones around the world, but if you use an iPhone, you may want to be wary about which text messages you open.
A new text message is circulating, that if opened, will instantly crash your iPhone.
The message includes a string of characters in the Sindhi language, while some variations also include an emoji of the Italian flag.
When users open the message, the iPhone will either freeze or crash.
EverythingApplePro shared a video of the issue in action, tweeting: “The craziest iOS crash text bug.”
While the origin of the text remains unclear, 9to5Mac claims that the original source seems to have been a Telegram group.
It explained: “It’s now going viral on Twitter and other social media platforms, though, so it’s worth being aware of.
"It can spread through theoretically any application, including Twitter, Messages, and more.”
Thankfully, the issue appears to be fixed in the latest iOS 13.4.5 beta update, although this is not yet available to everyone.
9to5Mac added: “Generally, Apple rolls out a fix for these problems quickly, so we should expect iOS 13.4.2 or even iOS 13.4.5 to be released to everyone sooner rather than later.”
In the meantime, if you receive the text and your iPhone crashes, thankfully you should be able to reboot your device and things should return to normal.
And if you really want to make sure that your iPhone is secure, try turning off notifications.
