Because of the astriction that exists amid China and Taiwan (the above does not admit the latter's independence), Apple fabricated abiding that the country's name was edited and that the Taiwanese banderole emoji was not accessible for iPhone owners in China. However, in some added markets, the aforementioned references to Taiwan were additionally removed. As a result, these specific iPhone models comatose whenever the user typed "Taiwan," or approved to admission the country's banderole emoji.
This bug acquired crashes no amount which app was actuality used, and was apparent by Patrick Wardle, arch analysis administrator at Digita Security. Wardle apparent that some "region" settings fabricated on an iPhone would aftereffect in a "Null" cipher aback Taiwan was typed in. Apple patched this bug in the afresh appear iOS 11.4.1.
Switching the arena to U.S., afresh to China, and afresh aback afresh to the U.S. had been a acting fix. However, already iOS 11.4.1 is installed on an iPhone, that workaround becomes moot. By the way, to accord acclaim area acclaim is due, it was Wardle who apparent the bug and appear it to Apple. And acknowledgment to him, as we aloof noted, Apple patched the bug. Now, all iPhone users can blazon in the country of Taiwan after abhorrence that their handset will crash.
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