WARNING - Using this image as wallpaper could possibly soft-brick your smartphone - Android

If you’ve received this random image from someone, ignore it because it’s could be dangerous. At first look, there’s really nothing special about the image above. However, well-known leaker Ice Universe tweeted that it can soft-brick phones. After setting it as the wallpaper, your smartphone smartphone will crash and endlessly turn off and on or […] More

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If you’ve received this random image from someone, ignore it because it’s could be dangerous.

At first look, there’s really nothing special about the image above. However, well-known leaker Ice Universe tweeted that it can soft-brick phones.

After setting it as the wallpaper, your smartphone smartphone will crash and endlessly turn off and on or it will not boot at all. Some users reported that even turning on the device on Safe Mode is not working.

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Dont’t even think about it. Don’t do it. We’re not responsible for any possible damages it might cause.