Download Apple's update to protect your iPhone from the Telugu bug
Apple issued a fix to the bug that was crashing iPhones with a single character.
On Monday, the company released several updates, including iOS 11.2.6. If you've got an iPhone or iPad, you should probably download it ASAP.
Last week, a bug was discovered that crashed systems with a single character from the Telugu language, which is used in parts of India. Mashable tested the bug and found that, yes, it was a real problem.
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It crashed phones and third-party messaging apps including WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Now, thankfully, the problem is fixed ... until a new bug is discovered.
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Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.
