Anyone been sent the apple text message

TommyV · 28 May 2015 at 13:39

Yep, my boss came over about 15 minutes with a big smile on his face saying 'I'm about to send you a text tom'

Moi - "no no no please don't!"
Boss - "muhahaha"

tom_e · 28 May 2015 at 13:41

Mujja said:
The arabic message was probably developed by the CIA to disable terrorist phones to stop them remotely detonating IEDs or warning other cells of an attack.

I very much doubt they rock around with iPhones, they need an old Nokia. At least then if the IED fails they can just beat someone with the phone.

Derp · 28 May 2015 at 13:41

Thompson_NCL said:
Just take the battery out?

Yep, I guess that would work... although her threatening to remove the guy's testicles with a pair of rusty scissors if he sent it again was enough to make him only do it the once.

Ryan-3 · 28 May 2015 at 13:45

No, but just sent it to a friend after I explained it. He likes these sort of things.

He was responding, but has gone dark now.. :rolleyes:

Vulcan · 28 May 2015 at 13:53

Derek W said:
Can someone copy and paste the text in here. Does it work from an online source as well as a text?

http://www.theapplebyte.info/2015/05/26/special-message-causes-iphones-to-restart/

Mr-White · 28 May 2015 at 13:54

I'm trying to get hold this to send out a mass txt

MW

Cosimo · 28 May 2015 at 13:55

Thompson_NCL said:
Just take the battery out?

Not easy on an Apple phone which is sealed.

wildman · 28 May 2015 at 14:56

Cosimo said:
Not easy on an Apple phone which is sealed.

nothing a claw hammer and a jar of mustard can't sort out.............

Cosimo · 28 May 2015 at 15:03

wildman said:
nothing a claw hammer and a jar of mustard can't sort out.............

Standard kit in a hipster's bag.

LordSplodge · 28 May 2015 at 15:10

We've had some fun with it this afternoon in the office, I even rebooted my boss' iPhone.

savagesam117 said:
Oh the perks of not being an Apple user!

Yeah because all other computer/smartphone makers have perfect software, right? :confused:

Greboth · 28 May 2015 at 15:25

Sent it to my manager (on andriod) so she could send it to her bf and it crashed my messages

bad times but easy to sort out.

Edit: Durrrr didn't read the link proeprly, says in there that will crash the senders messages too.

mrk · 28 May 2015 at 15:49

savagesam117 said:
Who said i was even an Android user!? Or a smartphone user for that matter?

Hi savagesam117:

antijoke · 28 May 2015 at 15:53

Well this is one way of weeding out the ****'s from your friends.

Hotwired · 28 May 2015 at 15:53

Not a single mention of Allahu Akbar in an "arabic text messages crashes iphones" thread.

Greboth · 28 May 2015 at 16:01

Hotwired said:
Not a single mention of Allahu Akbar in an "arabic text messages crashes iphones" thread.

I am surprised too as this is very much a trap

MooMoo444 · 28 May 2015 at 16:04

So what's the offending string that does it? Purely for scientific reasons

Sunbed · 28 May 2015 at 16:10

effective. Power لُلُصّبُلُلصّبُررً ॣ ॣh ॣ ॣ 冗

Been sending it to mates but not heard anything yet.

Freefaller · 28 May 2015 at 16:14

We have lolphones at work, but none of them seem to be affected.

Greboth · 28 May 2015 at 16:21

it doesnt reset my phone only crashes messages so I can't open messages until another message is sent.

doofer · 28 May 2015 at 16:21

Another Day another Apple/Facebook Story from the 'Impartial' and supposedly Advertisement-FREE BBC. :rolleyes: