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Title: 'Black Dot' Unicode bug can crash Messages—here's how to fix it Post by: HCK on May 12, 2018, 04:05:14 pm 'Black Dot' Unicode bug can crash Messages—here's how to fix it
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Uh oh! Another Unicode attack is messing up a popular messaging platform. This time it’s Apple’s own Messages app being hit by what has come to be called the “Black Dot” bug.</p><p>We know iPhones and iPads running iOS 11.3 (https://www.macworld.com/article/3250650/ios/ios-11-3-features-release-date-and-how-to-install.html) and 11.4 beta (https://www.macworld.com/article/3267786/iphone-ipad/ios-11-4-features-release-date-and-how-to-install.html) are affected, and it’s highly likely that Apple Watch and Apple TV are as well. Messages on the Mac might be affected as well, but the greater resources of the Mac could give you the ability to quickly delete the message thread before the app becomes totally unresponsive.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3271426/iphone-ipad/black-dot-unicode-bug-can-crash-messagesheres-how-to-fix-it.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: 'Black Dot' Unicode bug can crash Messages—here's how to fix it (https://www.macworld.com/article/3271426/iphone-ipad/black-dot-unicode-bug-can-crash-messagesheres-how-to-fix-it.html#tk.rss_all) |