New bug in iOS system: four characters can cause iPhone/iPad to crash

Cybersecurity researcher Konstantin discovered that a new character vulnerability can cause iPhones and iPads to crash. After sliding to the App library, enter the four characters [""::] in the search box, which will cause Springboard to reset and the iPhone will return to the lock screen interface. A reset is not a complete restart and it only takes a few seconds for your iPhone to return to normal.

1. Entering 【"": ​​】 and any other characters in the Settings app search interface will cause the Settings app to crash.

2. Entering the above characters will cause a crash. This is because the problem is related to the three characters 【"": ​​】.
3. Similar character bugs were spread through the Messages app, causing iPhones to crash.
4. This problem is relatively minor, because you need to manually enter or paste relevant characters to trigger the crash.
5. There is currently no way to affect iPhone via Messages or other SMS platforms.
6. If there is an iOS system problem, you can use the Apple Phone Repair Tool to repair the iOS system.

   

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