Be careful, type "Taiwan" can make the iPhone dead

KOMPAS.com – Do not try to type the word "Taiwan" on your iPhone. The reason is an error system alias bug again found and can be fatal to your device.

In a blog owned by security firm Digita Security, Patrick Wardle, described the discovery of the error of the system. KompasTekno of Engadget Wednesday (11/7/2018), bug was found on iPhone devices with the iOS 11.3 operating system

] when his colleague Patrick complained of his dead iPhone. At first, the colleague was of the opinion that his iPhone had been hacked and stolen.

Patrick did not initially respond to this complaint, but he received similar complaints from other friends and finally decided to do some research. 19659002] Known to Patrick, this bug appeared when users typed the word "Taiwan" on their iPhone. When the word "Taiwan" is typed, the iPhone will die instantly.

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It turns out that bug is derived from a sensor code used for iPhone – originated / purchased of China – can not display the flag of Taiwan.

Why is it? Because, we know, China does not recognize Taiwan as an independent country and has its own government. Thus, the original iPhone or China will not be able to display the Taiwanese flag as emoji, as when the user typed another country.

Since 2017, Apple has actually been supporting China's attitude towards Taiwan by including the sensor function for the Taiwanese flag. So, when the user changes the location of the iPhone in China, the Taiwanese flag automatically disappears from the device.

"Apple has added code based censors so that the iPhone in China can not display the Taiwanese flag. bug to code," said Patrick.

Despite this, Patrick can not confirm how many devices were affected by this bug . Patrick also advised Apple to immediately correct the error.