A FaceTime bug lets you hear through someone else's iPhone, even if they haven't answered your phone call, according to reports.
First reported on Twitter by user Benji Mobb and covered by 9to5Mac, CNBC’s technology and product editor Todd Haselton said he verified the glitch.
“I tried placing a video call to my editor from my iPhone using Apple's FaceTime app,” he wrote. “Then, before he picked up, I used the menu option to add somebody else to the call and, as 9to5Mac's directions state, I added myself to the call. Suddenly, I could hear my editor, even though he never picked up. We continued having a conversation while his phone only gave him the option to answer. There was no indication that the call had already gone through.”
According to The Verge, if the person you're calling tries to end it by tapping the power button on their phone, it sends video but no audio, Haselton reported.
“That means the person calling you can see a video of you or your surroundings as if you'd answered the call,” he added.
This bug apparently relies on the FaceTime Group Call feature, Haselton reported.
"We're aware of this issue and we have identified a fix that will be released in a software update later this week," a spokesperson for Apple told CNBC.
In the meantime, the fastest fix is to just turn off FaceTime, Haselton reported.
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