iPhone users beware! Typing these four characters causing Apple smartphones to crash – Check details
A new bug has been identified in iOS that can cause Apple iPhones and iPads to crash for a brief time. A security expert who has done a study says that typing a few characters can trigger the bug and cause the crash of iPhones and iPads.
iPhone users alert: Never type these four characters
iPhone users alert: Reports suggest typing these four characters on Apple devices might cause the collapse of the gadgets. The security researcher has mentioned that typing - “”:: - might lead to the collapse of the Apple mobile user interface, known as Springboard.
iPhone users alert: Springboard crash
iPhone users alert: As per the report, these characters make the Springboard crash when they are typed into the Search bar in the Settings application of Apple devices and when users jab all the way to the right on their home screen and type these characters into the App Library search bar.
iPhone users alert: What happens after the crash
iPhone users alert: Many other tech experts also have supported the findings. They have said that stimulating the bug by typing these characters can briefly cause a collapse of the Springboard, then it reloads to the users’ lock screen.
iPhone users alert: Black screen
iPhone users alert: In other assessments, the bug dashed the screen black for a few seconds. Nevertheless, reports say that the tech giant Apple has yet not responded to these findings.
iPhone users alert: Bug not linked to security
iPhone users alert: On the other hand, tech experts say that the bug does not seem to be an issue linked to users’ security. An iOS security expert, Ryan Stortz, and the founder of security startup DoubleYou who have assessed the bug have confirmed that it is not a security bug.
iPhone users alert: Not a concern for non-iOS users
iPhone users alert: Other reports indicate that there is no evidence to show that anyone except an iOS device owner physically typing these characters can prompt this bug. In 2020, a bug caused the crash of the Twitter application of any user seeing a Twitter post with a few sets of characters.