IT Home News on August 22, network security researcher Konstantin discovered that a new character vulnerability can cause iPhones and iPads to crash. After swiping to the App library, entering the four characters "":: in the search box will cause Springboard to reset and the iPhone will return to the lock screen interface. A reset is not a complete restart, and it only takes a few seconds for your iPhone to return to normal.
1. Entering specific character combinations in the Settings app search interface will cause the Settings app to crash.
- Entering the same characters in Spotlight search has no effect.
- The problem only occurs on devices running iOS 17, while devices running iOS 18 will experience other abnormalities.
- The character combination that triggers the crash is related to the first three characters.
- Similar character vulnerabilities have appeared in the past, spreading through the Messages app and causing iPhone crashes.
- The problem is relatively minor this time because the relevant characters need to be entered or pasted manually.
- Apple is expected to fix this issue with an iOS update.
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