BUG: Indian Telugu character crash iPhone/WhatsApp/iMessage

There is a bug that affects iPhones, iPads and Macs.

If you receive this Indian Telugu character, your device will start crashing and restart everytime you try to use it, to unlock it or to open the app where you received this character, like WhatsApp or iMessage. In some cases, the app where you received the character will be impossble to open, but your iPhone could be ok.

A friend of mine sent this character in a group, and to be able to use their iPhone again, my friends did a restore of their iPhones, others deleted WhatsApp, and others went to Apple Store because their iPhone was impossible to restore, but I found an easier way to solve it.

If you receive this Indian Telugu character, and your iPhone is stuck or the app where you receive this character won't open, unlock your iPhone and stay in the home (where you have all your app), and ask someone to send you a message on the app where you received the character (like WhatsApp, in my case).

When you receive the push notification of this message, tap it to open the app, and now it will finally open.

Delete the chat where you received the Indian Telegu character, and your iPhone will be "fixed".

I tryied this to my iPhone and my girlfriend one, and it worked.

I hope I explained it well and that it can help you.

(It's my first time in this forum, I hope that I wrote it in the right category)

MatteoABarbaria