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Malicious SMS causes handsets to freeze and reboot


By Sarah Griffiths for MailOnline

Published: 11:37, 27 May 2015 | Updated: 11:51, 27 May 2015


A bug discovered in Apple's iOS is causing Messages to crash automatically when a certain text is received.

If an iPhone user receives the text, containing a mixture of specific words and characters, while their handset is locked the bug also forces their phone to reboot.

Unsurprisingly, the text message content is being shared on social media, with people complaining of being repeatedly sent the message by mischievous friends.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... z3bLlrRuHV

My mobile is not an iphone tha22222

I am glad I just have a basic mobile, go90 tha22222.

I don't have an iphone

Thank you I have an iPhone

I don't have an iPhone, but it very nice that when us Chillers hear about these things we share the info as it saves others trouble and time in getting problems sorted out

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Thank you Liz

If you do have one, it tells you in the carers newspaper today, what to do.

http://thecarersnewspaper.co.uk/#