TikTok: why the video of a spinning bread can ‘crash’ your phone after 8 seconds? | smartphone

Care! A video is circulating on TikTok that, at first glance, seems harmless; however, it can ‘crash’ your phone if you keep looking at it.

It doesn’t matter if they have a Android o iPhonemiles from smartphones are being ‘crashed’ following users played the video of a rotating bread that is circulating in TikTok. Although at first glance it looks like an ordinary clip, following only 8 seconds the smartphones stop working temporarily and you will have to restart it to get it back to normal. Why is this happening?

The audiovisual material, which only lasts 9 seconds, shows us the image of a rotating bread, while listening to the song “Hey Ya!”, by the American duo Outkast. Also, the clip has the following message for users: “Your TikTok will crash in” (Your TikTok will ‘crash’ in). Once the counter reaches 0, the application china, as well as some mobile devices, will stop working.

Why does the spinning bread video ‘hang’ on TikTok?

As detailed by AndroidPhoria, a portal specialized in technology, the video of the rotating bread weighs much more than it allows TikTok. This causes that, when playing it, a large amount of memory is stored in the application cache. Consequently, a ‘crash’ will occur, that is, the application will stop responding and you will only have to close it and reopen it.

It is worth noting that the rotating bread clip that circulates on TikTok does not damage any internal component of your smartphone, as many users believe. All it does is stop the processes of the application that is running. If you fell for this joke, the ideal would be to restart your computer and you will see that it ends up as if nothing had happened.

According to the publication, in case this video appears to you, it is advisable to pause it automatically and click on the option ‘I’m not interested’. The spinning bread clip will disappear from your screen and TikTok will stop showing you similar content. In this way, you will prevent the application from crashing, although if you want to see it, it is best to download it, instead of playing it on the platform.