Apple has disabled its newly-launched Group FaceTime feature, as it works to patch a serious privacy bug that surfaced late Monday afternoon. The bug, first reported by 9to5Mac, allows FaceTime users to access the microphone and front-facing camera of the person they are calling—even if that person doesn't answer.
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Appeals court rules Apple must pay VirnetX $440 million in patent case
A U.S. appeals court has upheld a judgement against Apple worth $440 million, reports Reuters. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied the iPhone-maker's request to throw out the 2016 jury verdict, which found it guilty of infringing on patents belonging to VirnetX.
New HomePod 12.1.1 update brings group FaceTime indicator & support for new regions
Apple today released the new iOS 12.1.1 software update for iPhone and iPad and it came with a pair of enhancements for the company's Siri-driven HomePod wireless speaker.
Watch Apple’s ad rocking Elvis impersonators who sing to each other via group FaceTime
Apple on Thursday via its official YouTube channel published a new commercial, titled “A Little Company,” that doesn't just feature “There’s Always Me” by Elvis Presley but also a bunch of Elvis impersonators to show off group FaceTime calling.
Watch as nearly 30 tech YouTubers come together on a group FaceTime call
The biggest tech collaboration of the year is here with nearly 30 of your favorite YouTubers having come together on a group FaceTime Video call. Their video shows off just how smooth the feature is with very little lag. On the other hand, while the execution did impress us a lot, we felt that Apple's implementation of the group-calling interface left a lot to be desired.
FaceTime buttons return where they make the most sense in iOS 12.1.1 beta
It looks like the recently introduced iOS 12.1.1 beta contains more than bug fixes. It also includes an easier to use FaceTime interface that was first discovered by iGeneration.
How to set your iPad and Mac to ring when you receive iPhone calls
Learn how to seamlessly integrate your iPhone calls with your iPad and Mac, ensuring you never miss a call across devices.
How to turn your face into an animated Memoji during a FaceTime call
In this tutorial, we will show you how to put a Memoji or Animoji over your face during a FaceTime video call to change your appearance. You can use it to make the call fun or conceal your face.
Group FaceTime is back in iOS 12.1 beta 1
After being pulled from iOS 12 and macOS Mojave betas earlier this year, Group FaceTime is making a comeback in the recently released iOS 12.1 beta for developers. First introduced during the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote address in June, the tool allows up to 32 people to communicate at once.
AutoAnswer X brings advanced automatic call-taking features to jailbroken iOS 11 handsets
Depending on how often you take FaceTime or Phone calls on your iPhone, you might find it handy to have your handset automatically accept incoming calls from specific people under specific circumstances.
You can configure your iPhone to answer phone calls automatically if you have iOS 11, but a jailbreak tweak called AutoAnswer X (iOS 11) by iOS developer Elias Limneos provides a better long-term solution with more features and configuration than you could ever dream of receiving in an official iOS update from Apple.
Have more fun in phone calls with VoiceChanger X
Back in 2013, iOS developer Elias Limneos surprised the jailbreak community when he released one of the world’s first live voice changer jailbreak tweaks for the iPhone. VoiceChanger allowed you to have some fun with your phone calls by adjusting the pitch of your voice in real-time. Unfortunately, it was never updated for iOS 11.
But that all changed this week following the release of VoiceChanger X. Now, you can re-live the same entertainment you may have experienced in 2013 on your pwned iOS 11 handset.
Group FaceTime calling removed from latest iOS 12 & Mojave betas, will return “later this fall”
Group FaceTime video calling, one of the tentpole features of iOS 12 and macOS Mojave 10.14, has been removed from the latest betas that got released today, but is a temporary removal.