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Crippling new iOS bug displaying Indian language character can crash iPhones and disable iMessages and WhatsApp
The single Telugu language character causes apps, including Gmail and Facebook messenger, to become unresponsive when sent to the device or even typed in text editor
By Natalie Evans
The bug can cripple iPhones or any device running iOS11 (Image: Getty Images North America)
A devastating bug has hit iPhones causing them to crash when a single Indian character is sent to the device or even typed in text editor.
Devices running iOS 11 are affected and crash when any application receives the character in Telugu language.
Apps become unresponsive, including iMessage and apps like WhatsApp, Gmail and Facebook messenger, according to tech website The Verge .
Crippling new iOS bug displaying Indian language character can crash iPhones and disable iMessages and WhatsApp
The single Telugu language character causes apps, including Gmail and Facebook messenger, to become unresponsive when sent to the device or even typed in text editor
By Natalie Evans
- 14:16, 16 FEB 2018
- Updated 19:17, 16 FEB 2018

The bug can cripple iPhones or any device running iOS11 (Image: Getty Images North America)
A devastating bug has hit iPhones causing them to crash when a single Indian character is sent to the device or even typed in text editor.
Devices running iOS 11 are affected and crash when any application receives the character in Telugu language.
Apps become unresponsive, including iMessage and apps like WhatsApp, Gmail and Facebook messenger, according to tech website The Verge .