Here’s how to prevent a new PS4 message bug from bricking your console
Remembers those message bugs that can crash smartphones? It turns out gaming console may have a similar problem, according to some PlayStation 4 owners who experienced it. But there’s an easy way to fix it until Sony formally addresses it.
from https://bgr.com/2018/10/15/ps4-message-hack-how-to-fix-bug-that-forces-ps4-factory-resets/
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