I was near the security checkpoint at LAX. I saw a notification from the bottom (like when you connect an AirPod) “Connecting…” and the Bottom text read “Bluetooth device would require additional…”
My iPhone 14 Pro on IOS 17 immediately bricked. The screen was ok but I couldn’t select anything. I kept pressing the power and volume up buttons but nothing happened. It then turned off with the “rotating wheel” symbol in the middle. It wouldn’t turn on. I had to connect it to my laptop to turn it on.
This happened a second time — Same sequence. Then I turned my Bluetooth off rest of the time.
What could have caused it? Was someone trying to hack me?
This literally just happened to me (on a train in Singapore). Got the notification about needing additional information to connect to some Bluetooth device. Then my airpods cut out. Turned Bluetooth off and tried to turn Bluetooth on again but it refused to turn back on. Restarted my phone, phone crashed after a couple of minutes or so, restarted again and now seems to work ok…
Hoping is not anything malicious…