My message app just started crashing - cannot open it at all. I don't have SwiftKey or anything on it. I do not want to have to do a hard restore or what not if there are other measures I can take first. Everything else is working and I've checked what I can think of.
I think the Messages Database crashed which causes the app to immediately close. The fastest way to fix this problem is to delete all phone contents and settings (Go To Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings)
It will take less than a minute
Once your iPhone had been completely erased, you will need to restore everything from your latest backup
Luckily I've backed up my iPhone 2 weeks ago. I hope you have one too
P.S. Do not create another backup upon connecting to iTunes. Because it might just create a backup copy of the corrupted messages database. Then you will be just restoring the same corrupted data file which will not fix the said problem
Hope this helps
Actually, we just discovered that it was a virus sent by text message. Our son got it and was told that it was a funny prank to turn off others phones so he sent it to one of our phones. Now my son's brand new one week old iWatch, iPhone and my husband's iPhone will NOT work with text. Our other child received the same text from a friend and it happened as well.
I am livid at the moment and have no idea how to fix this. $4000 worth of products.
Yes, it's also the "POWER Text followed by some weird symbols" that caused my messages app to crash. I've tried everything possible to delete all text messages but to no avail. Deleting all contents and restoring the backup was the only thing that worked for me.
If you have an iTunes backup or if you've turned on your iCloud account backup then i think restoring your iDevice contents won't be too much of a problem
i have had this same issue we need to back up and then resteor the device. My mean friend sent me the message
the messages looked like the one above and it shut down my system
i then backed up and restored and it fixed it !
try that and you should be okay
Hi! It ended up being a 'bug' text that was sent - we had the originator send a new text which cleared it out. Apple is apparently working on a patch. Thank you! 🙂
iPhone 6 Plus messages app crash - won't open at all
