A text chat bug has affected Skype’s app making it crash repeatedly when a certain string of characters was used. It affected iOS, Android, and some versions of Windows, but not Macs.
Skype says it has fixed the bug. A Skype spokeswoman said: “We have rolled out updates for all impacted platforms.”
The issue came a week after a similar but unrelated bug affected texting apps on iPhones. Apple is still working on a permanent fix.
The problem with Skype was first reported by a Russia-based user on the company’s community forum.
"Clearing chat history [does] not help, because when Skype downloads chat history from server, it will crash again," wrote a person nicknamed Giperion.
News site Venturebeat then detailed a possible fix: the person who sent the original message must delete it, and the affected user needs to delete the Skype app and install an older version of the software.