karl
October 14th, 2013, 08:36 AM
Apple's iPhone 5s handsets are reportedly suffering "Blue Screen of Death" style crashes that are forcing users to reboot their devices.
The so-called Blue Screen of Death is an error screen displayed by operating systems after a crash. It is generally associated with older versions of Microsoft's Windows-based operating system.
However, numerous iPhone 5s users are reporting that their screens are turning a solid blue for a couple of seconds, just before the device crashes and reboots.
The error has been reported on Apple support forums and on Twitter. Only the new iPhone 5s seems to be affected. A video showing the problem has been viewed almost 900,000 times:
Full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/iphone/10376845/iPhone-5s-users-report-Blue-Screen-Of-Death-crashes.html
The so-called Blue Screen of Death is an error screen displayed by operating systems after a crash. It is generally associated with older versions of Microsoft's Windows-based operating system.
However, numerous iPhone 5s users are reporting that their screens are turning a solid blue for a couple of seconds, just before the device crashes and reboots.
The error has been reported on Apple support forums and on Twitter. Only the new iPhone 5s seems to be affected. A video showing the problem has been viewed almost 900,000 times:
Full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/iphone/10376845/iPhone-5s-users-report-Blue-Screen-Of-Death-crashes.html