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This iOS 27 bug temporarily freezes your iPhone ... and it's going viral on social media

The glitch is harmless and can be cleared with a force reboot, while some users are sharing it as a prank.

  • Apple software released last weekend contains a bug that freezes iPhones after a specific swipe sequence on the Home Screen.
  • You trigger the freeze by swiping down from the top-left to open the Notification Center, then quickly swiping from the top-right to open the Control Center.
  • Once frozen, icons for the Camera and Torch remain stuck at the top of the screen, and the device stops registering your taps or swipes.
  • Luckily, you can fix the soft-lock with a force restart by pressing the Volume button, then the Volume Down button, and finally holding the Power button until the Apple logo appears.
  • Apple will likely roll out a fix in a future update, as similar software soft-locks have occurred in previous iOS versions.
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9to5Mac broke the news in Cupertino, United States on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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