Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Got iPhone Got lock-ups, freezes, shutdowns?

 Have iPhone lockups, freezes, etc. lately? By sending eMail, Messages, and some other apps with Notification enabled a receiving iPhone, perhaps iDevices like iPads, can lockup.
The message, eMail, or other app just needs to send a crafted message with a special character set to cause the lockup. That crafted message has made it onto many forums so the lockups are becoming more and more common. 
 Apple is aware and says it has the fix. Until the fix is available you might consider disabling Notifications for some apps and features like Messenger, eMail, etc.
 It's not the app, its the Notification.
 Settings -> Notifications  then Notifications Off for Messages, etc.
Then re-enable Notifications once the problem is fixed.

Update: With out Notification Messages, eMails, and other Apps will need to be explicitly checked. The lockups, freezes, etc. are usually a nuisance.Balance that with having no notification. A power cycle, wait for automatic reboot, etc.

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