Apple has issued an apology regarding the FaceTime bug that is affecting iOS devices and promises to release a software update next week. The FaceTime bug, which was reported in January, allows the caller to hear the other person's audio even before they pick up the call. Apple confirmed the bug and disabled the Group FaceTime feature. Read the statement below: "We have fixed the Group FaceTime security bug on Apple’s servers and we will issue a software update to re-enable the feature for users next week. We want to assure our customers that as soon as our engineering team became aware of the details necessary to reproduce the bug, they quickly disabled Group FaceTime and began work on the fix. Apple has released iOS 12.5.8 to keep key services like iMessage, FaceTime, and device activation working on older Apple devices that can no longer upgrade to newer versions of iOS. Read more in our articles including "Apple apologizes for FaceTime bug, to release update next week" and "Apple updates iOS 12 to keep iMessage and FaceTime working on older devices".
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Jun 26, 2026Apple has issued an apology regarding the FaceTime bug that is affecting iOS devices and promises to release a software update next week. The FaceTime bug, which was reported in January, allows the caller to hear the other person's audio even before they pick up the call.
Apple confirmed the bug and disabled the Group FaceTime feature. Read the statement below: "We have fixed the Group FaceTime security bug on Apple’s servers and we will issue a software update to re-enable the feature for users next week. We want to assure our customers that as soon as our engineering team became aware of the details necessary to reproduce the bug, they quickly disabled Group FaceTime and began work on the fix.
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