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Some Reddit users just discovered a bug in Apple's iOS
software Tuesday that causes iPhones to freeze after playing a short, corrupted
MP4 file.
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The problem reportedly only occurs when the video is sent as
a link rather transferred as a file, although one Reddit commenter on /r/Apple
reported that he received the video as a file on WhatsApp and it also caused
his phone to crash.
The devices crashed after about 10 seconds when viewing the
video via the default player in iMessage. So, don't text it to your friends
(unless you have an evil agenda).
We have also tested out the video that causes the bug, and
it did indeed crash an iPhone 6S running iOS 10.1.1 when it was sent as a link
via iMessage.
The problem appears to not be with iMessage, but how iOS
handles corrupted videos.
The bug is similar but not related to a certain problem that
plagued iPhones last year. In that instance, users who received a string of
characters via text message saw their iPhones crash and automatically reboot.
Apple addressed the issue through a system update.
How can you avoid this Crash
Until Apple fixes the problem, try not to open any
suspicious links sent to your iPhone. If you do click on the video by accident,
hold down the power button and the home button at the same time to hard reset
your phone.
Various online platforms has reached out to Apple for
comment and we will update this post as soon as we hear from them.
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