Don't play this video link unless you want your iPhone to crash<article>
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Beware the 5-second video that will bring your iPhone to a complete halt.</p><p>
This week, a corrupt video link with the potential to crash any iOS device started making the rounds. Clicking on the MP4 link in question will play a video that will cause your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to overload and eventually freeze to the point of making the Home button, the power button, and the touchscreen totally unresponsive. The only way to get your iOS device working properly is to perform a hard reset.</p><p>
According to
The Verge, clicking the link generates a loop that will force your iPhone to crash about 10 seconds after the short video ends.
The Verge tested the link on several devices running iOS 10.1, as well as the iOS 10.2 beta. They all became unresponsive.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3143778/ios/dont-play-this-video-link-unless-you-want-your-iphone-to-crash.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Don't play this video link unless you want your iPhone to crash
