Windows Phone 7 SMS bug crashes messaging hub [video]
update: Microsoft working on a fix for Windows Phone 7 SMS bug
orignal story: WinRumors has reported a bug discovered in Windows Phone 7 that disables the messaging hub when a specific string of characters is sent to the phone via text, Facebook or Windows Live chat.
When the string of specific (undisclosed) characters are sent to the Windows Phone app hub, the device automatically reboots and after restarting, the app hub fails to open (see video below). The only work-around to getting the app hub working again will be to hard reset your Windows Phone device. Of course this means losing valuable data on your device.
The bug doesn’t appear linked to any security issues, but more to do with the way text messages are handled in WP7. Of course WinRumors and Khaled Salameh (who discovered the bug) are keeping the string needed to disable the app hub a secret. They are ” in the process of disclosing the bug to Microsoft“. Let’s hope Microsoft provides a fix as soon as possible for Windows Phone users before those with less pure intentions discover this bug.
