Messages bug crashes texts app, reboots iPhone

A view of apps on an iPhone 5S smartphone. (Photo: Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images) Apple says it's working to fix a bug in iOS where a specific text message will not only cause the Messages app to crash, but prompt a reboot of the user's iPhone. According ... Read more

All Popular Now about Iphone Apps - May 28, 2015

7 best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free today

Our lists of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free are always wildly popular, but yesterday's post was a particularly big one. We're not stopping there, of course, and today we have a fresh new list of seven paid iOS apps that are all on sale ... Read more

A new iOS bug is causing iPhone's Messages app to crash

Beware of unknown characters on your Messages app. A newly discovered iOS bug is causing iPhones to crash and deny users to the messaging app. If a user gets a text message with a string of unknown characters—some in Arabic—then their phone will crash. Read more

Pixelmator for the iPhone launching tomorrow, we go hands on

Pixelmator is releasing an update to its iOS app tomorrow, making the app available on the iPhone for the first time ($4.99). The universal app means you can buy once and download Pixelmator on both iPad and iPhone. Existing iOS users of the app ... Read more

Apple Watch To Support Native Apps With New SDK

The Apple Watch is about to get a lot more interesting. A new SDK is on the horizon that will allow developers to write native apps that run entirely on the watch, rather than the iPhone. Apple plans to preview a new Apple Watch SDK during its WWDC event ... Read more

Text Message Bug Causes iPhone Messages App To Crash, iPhone To Reboot

A newly discovered iOS bug causes iMessages to crash when a certain string of text is received via text message. The bug is also capable of rebooting an iPhone if the phone is in locked mode when the message is received. A malicious text message being sent ... Read more

Top iPhone Apps for Arsenal's FA Cup Final Appearance

As another intriguing premier league season draws to a close, the FA Cup final beckons as Arsenal prepare to take on Aston Villa on May 30th. For those lucky ticket holders on their way to Wembley, we've compiled a list of iPhone apps that'll make sure ... Read more

The 7 best outdoors apps for your iPhone

The great outdoors offer a lot of opportunities for adventures, from camping and backpacking to rock climbing and hunting. Whatever your pleasure, you should make your outdoor adventure safer and more fun by arming yourself with the tools and tips these ... Read more

How European tech startups get their apps featured at the top of Apple's App Store

6. Make sure your app makes sense for the device it's on. An Apple Watch app shouldn't try to repeat a miniature version of everything you can do in the iPhone app. The watch is only good for a few core things — notifications, for instance — so ... Read more

Native apps coming to the Apple Watch this fall, thanks to an SDK

Fitness apps are a natural fit for the Apple Watch, since it has an accelerometer and heart rate sensor that work even when the Watch isn't paired with an iPhone. And that makes them a perfect example for how the Watch experience will improve when these ... Read more