04-07-2025
New iPhone ‘nudity-spotting' feature FREEZES video calls if someone strips off
THE NEW iPhone 'nudity-spotting' feature freezes video calls if someone strips off.
The new technology is one of the biggest updates iPhone users have received in recent history.
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The new feature
for iPhone users and it's not all because of the stunning Liquid Glass design.
During the premiere of iOS 26, Apple announced numerous changes to key apps like Safari and Messages, but barely mentioned the various quality-of-life updates.
One of the updates that wasn't mentioned is FaceTime's new ability to freeze the audio and video in a call if someone starts taking their clothes off.
Initially meant as part of Apple's children protection tools, that feature was discovered in the iOS 26 Developer Beta by iDeviceHelp on X.
Protecting your children online
Along with the iOS 26 announcement, Apple shared the many new tools and updated features meant to help parents protect their children online.
Communication Safety was one of the updated features, which includes nudity detection in FaceTime video calls and Shared Albums in Photos.
That feature is supposed to be only active on child accounts.
However, it appears a similar feature is active for all iOS 26 Developer Beta users.
Whenever FaceTime detects nudity during a video call, it freezes the audio and video of the call and shows a warning screen.
There's then an option to resume the video and audio with one button or end the call.
There's no information about the circumstances under which the feature was discovered reports Phone Arena.
Privacy concerns
A feature that could detect nudity during a video call might raise some privacy concerns among users.
However, Apple has a good explanation of how the current Communication Safety features work.
In brief, Apple doesn't know anything about your calls because the whole monitoring process happens on-device.
The full list of iOS 26 supported devices
Sadly not all iPhone models are getting this upgrade but here are the ones that can.
iPhone 16e
iPhone 16
iPhone 16 Plus
iPhone 16 Pro
iPhone 16 Pro Max
iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPhone 14
iPhone 14 Plus
iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro Max
iPhone 13
iPhone 13 mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 12
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone SE (3rd gen)
iPhone SE (2nd gen)
But, how many times have you answered the phone only to be met with silence, a spammer, or a sinister scammer? Probably too many to count.
Apple has come up with a solution for iPhone owners called Call Screening in their new update.
The feature works like Live Voicemail, a 2024 feature that transcribes voicemails in real time – giving you a chance to answer them.
Crooks can record you saying certain phrases, and even create AI "fakes" of your voice to use for future scams.
