A bug was uncovered in iOS recently that crashed the Messages app when users received a message with a unique string of Unicode characters. Apple’s working on a permanent solution, and has a fix you can try in the meantime. Follow these steps to re-open Messages on your iPhone: Ask Siri to “read unread messages.” Use Siri to reply to the malicious message. After you reply, you’ll be able to open Messages again. In Messages, swipe left to delete the entire thread. Or tap and hold the malicious message, tap More, and delete the message from the thread. ➤ If…
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