Latest iOS 8.4 Beta Fixes Messages Crashing Bug

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Posted June 10, 2015 at 6:24pm by iClarified

iOS 8.4 beta 4, which Apple released yesterday, seems to fix the bug that caused the messages app to crash when receiving a specific text.

For those of you unfamiliar with the bug, when receiving a certain series of unicode characters, the Messages app would immediately crash. In some cases, you would be locked out of your Messages app since it would keep crashing, unless you sent yourself a message.You can see a demonstration of the bug on video here. The bug was tied to the way banner notifications displayed to text and even expanded to third party apps like Snapchat.

Apple had posted a temporary solution for the bug and informed iClarified that a fix via a software update was coming soon.

iOS 8.4 will launch on June 30 alongside Apple Music.

Thanks Antonio for the tip!

Latest iOS 8.4 Beta Fixes Messages Crashing Bug

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gamerscul9870 - June 10, 2015 at 8:58pm

I'm hear to inform "we miss you jobs" user in case you show up, I told you so. See what happens being ignorant?

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I miss you Mr. Jobs.... - June 10, 2015 at 9:24pm

Ignorance? That is displayed in your own post by spelling "here" wrong... 'nuff said...lol

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WOW..now that's dumb - June 10, 2015 at 11:13pm

You speak of him being fired from his own job...but tell us oh educated one....what happened to Apple after that fiasco? That's right...they fell off the face of the Earth. Apple was better with Jobs. Period.

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iPhone 5(c) - June 10, 2015 at 11:15pm

There was nothing updated or improved about the 5(c). It was a 5 with a plastic back.

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Idiot - June 11, 2015 at 2:29am

Your point is invalid. This isn't a public release, so Apple STILL hasn't pushed non-beta fix for the everyday user.

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gamerscul9870 - June 11, 2015 at 3:02am

It's still mentioned let alone the official release.

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stevenlacross - June 10, 2015 at 6:35pm

Now release a jailbreak tweak with the fix too