Apple has disabled the feature for group calls in its telephony service, Facetime, after it became known that you could listen in to other users under certain circumstances. The software errors, a caller could listen to the Called party, even before it accepted a call.
you had to add your phone number again quickly through the Group calling feature, while the call went out in the night to Tuesday. Obviously, the Software was then that the conference is already up and running, and started the Transfer.
Apple said that the error had been found and will be fixed in the coming days via a Software Update. Moreover, group calls are switched off completely, as Apple’s system status page. Also, Mac computers were affected by the Problem.
group calls only since October
The technology blog “9to5Mac” also noted that the telephone of the Called party could also switch without warning to video telephony – if he pushed instead of the acceptance of the call From the button. Also the the volume, Press the buttons had discovered this effect, like the Blog “The Verge”.
daily mirror tomorrow location
for Free order
added The function for group calls where up to 32 users can be added only at the end of October with the Version 12.1 of the iPhone system iOS. First of all, it has remained unclear whether also the Software is error existed since that time.
For Apple, it is a painful breakdown, because the iPhone group is advertising with the Complete encryption and security of its services. Only a few hours before the vulnerability was known, had made CEO Tim Cook on the occasion of the European data protection day, per Tweet for a stricter safeguard the privacy.
More about
sales warning, Apple is also to blame for his problems
Fabian Löhe
Facetime is only on Apple devices available. The group calls with Video the iPhone group much later than competing services like Facebook’s WhatsApp and Messenger. (dpa)
