In a video recreating the bug, YouTube user EverythingApplePro explained the bug works by trying to create a rainbow flag emoji, which doesn’t exist in iOS. The text reportedly caused the phone’s touchscreen to freeze, eventually forcing it into a reboot that took around one minute to complete. According to several user reports, phones running iOS 10.1 or earlier which receive these characters in a single text will crash. The string of text said to cause problems for some users is made up of the white flag, a zero, and rainbow emoji. READ MORE: Apple will replace batteries on iPhone 6S smartphones that unexpectedly shut down Send this page to someone via email emailĪ single text message made up of several emoji is wreaking havoc on iPhone users once again, thanks to a bug which causes the phone to temporarily freeze and restart.
