iOS 26 will freeze your FaceTime call if you remove your clothes on camera

This new addition was initially meant to protect child accounts under Apple’s Communication Safety features, which use on-device machine learning to detect nudity.

July 03, 2025 / 18:18 IST
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In what might be Apple’s most unexpected move yet, iOS 26 is coming with a new FaceTime feature that acts like a digital prude. According to users testing the beta version, your FaceTime video and audio, will freeze if someone starts getting undressed during the call.

That’s right. Try to spice things up, and your iPhone will straight-up ghost you.

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This new addition was initially meant to protect child accounts under Apple’s Communication Safety features, which use on-device machine learning to detect nudity. The feature would intervene during FaceTime calls or blur explicit content in shared photo albums. Seems fair, it’s designed to keep young users safe.

But here’s the plot twist, adults are getting the same treatment. According to X user @iDeviceHelp, iOS 26 doesn’t seem to care how old you are. If the system thinks you’re stripping, it’ll slam the brakes on your call and flash a warning, offering you the choice to continue the call with clothes, please or end it entirely.