Apple FaceTime Bug – Apple Slapped with Lawsuit Over Group FaceTime Bug – How to turn off app until it stops eavesdropping

Apple has temporarily disabled group face time because apparently, an iphone facetime bug allowed anyone to call an iphone, ipad or mac, and listen to the person they are calling before they pick up. We’re going to tell you how you can protect your privacy while apple fixes the issue in just a few seconds.

Apple is scrambling to fix this catastrophically bad bug that could potentially result in law suits. Basically what you do is, you dial someone, swipe up, insert the originating number by selecting add person before the call is answered. Basically if you add yourself to a face time call before the person you’re calling picks up, you can trick face time into thinking that you’re already on an active call, a group face time conference call which results in the transmission of audio before they have actually picked up your call.

And the worst thing is, this bug even works if the person doesn’t pick up, which is even worse. Imagine if your mom hearing you telling your friend “Ugh my mom is being so annoying right now, I don’t want to answer her”.

Apple explain this as according to the verge, if the recipient hits the power or the volume button to ignore the call, their device will start sending audio, as well as video from its front facing camera, again without any visual notification. 

It was also said that the issue is more serious with mac computers. They replicated the problem with an iphone calling a mac. By default, the mac rings for longer than an iphone does, so it can act as a bug for even longer duration.

How to turn off app until it stops eavesdropping?

For now, to fix the flaw, apple has disabled group face time, which fixes the issue for most people but some people are still able to take advantage of it.

An update is scheduled for iphone later this week, so while apple fixes the servers, some people will still be eavesdropping. Until apple fixes fix this, I would recommend disabling face time altogether.

On an iphone or ipad, go to settings > switch the face time icon switch off and it will turn to grey instead of green.

On a mac, go to the face time app, click face time in the menu bar, and then select turn off face time.

Group face time has experienced several problems since its scheduled release in October of 2018. 

Within the days of the release , there was a lock screen security flaw, and now, apparently people can hear what you’re saying before you answer their call.

According to reports, this issue has been happening for the last 3 months. Again, the new update that fixes the problem should roll out some time this week, so this shouldn’t be an issue for that much longer.

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