Apple’s new iOS 26 replace was introduced at WWDC 2025 and is all set to be launched with the brand new iPhone vary later within the 12 months. The brand new replace introduced a recent new design known as Liquid Glass, together with main updates to different Apple apps like Messages, Pockets, CarPlay amongst others. Nonetheless, there’s a new function inside the favored FaceTime app on iOS 26 which is simply now being revealed.
Within the iOS 26 beta, FaceTime will freeze your video and audio if it detects somebody undressing throughout a name, 9to5Mac reported.
In the course of the iOS 26 announcement, Apple had talked about new household security instruments for youngster accounts, together with the blocking of nudity.
“Communication Security expands to intervene when nudity is detected in FaceTime video calls, and to blur out nudity in Shared Albums in Pictures,” the corporate wrote in a weblog publish.
Nonetheless, the brand new report means that this function could also be lively for all customers on the iOS 26 beta, not simply youngster accounts. It’s unclear whether or not that is an meant function of the software program or a bug throughout the beta model.
When nudity is detected throughout a video name, FaceTime on iOS 26 beta pauses the decision and shows the next message: “Audio and video are pauses as a result of it’s possible you’ll be exhibiting one thing delicate. Should you really feel uncomfortable, you need to finish the decision.”
The error message is adopted by choice to both resume the video name or finish name.
Netizens react to Apple blocking nudity on FaceTime:
One person on X whereas questioning how Apple was detecting nudity on video calls regardless of finish to finish encryption, wrote, “I assumed finish to finish encrypted, how do they know that and likewise Beta 2 in order that must be fastened in September no drawback.”
“Now folks will assume apple has entry to the content material of the video name guess it isn’t their enterprise .. nobody requested for this …. Silly idea” added one other person.
“I’d like to how how this was discovered 🤣” acknowledged yet one more person.
