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posted by martyb on Friday January 19 2018, @07:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the you-will-have-good-luck-if-you-forward-this-message-to-ten-of-your-friends dept.

There's a new bug floating around called "chaiOS" that appears to be a basic GitHub link. However, when you text it to a person via the iMessage app (whether on iOS or MacOS), it will crash the app and possibly cause the device to freeze and restart. In other words: Be aware that this exists, but don't send it to anyone.

It was Twitter user Abraham Masri who first uncovered the bug. The people over at 9to5Mac tested it out, and it certainly messed up their devices. They reported crashes and severe lags as a result of the bugs that persisted until the thread containing the link was deleted from the iMessage app. If you did send or receive it, and your device is a mess, there's also a fix in the replies to Masri's original tweet. We've reached out to Apple to confirm that their team is aware of the bug, and to see if there are any fixes in the works.

Source: EnGadget


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 19 2018, @07:58AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 19 2018, @07:58AM (#624612)

    Be aware that this exists, but don't send it to anyone.

    C'mon, where's the fun in that? iOS or MacOS, right? They probably deserve it, espeically if they are people whose contact info I have! Ha ha ha ha ha! Eat freeze, Apple fools!