Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling … before they pick up

A significant bug has been discovered in FaceTime and is currently spreading virally over social media. The bug lets you call anyone with FaceTime, and immediately hear the audio coming from their phone — before the person on the other end has accepted or rejected the incoming call.

Naturally, this poses a pretty privacy problem as you can essentially listen in on any iOS user, although it still rings like normal so you can’t be super incognito it. Nevertheless, there is no indication on the recipient’s side that you could hear any of their audio.

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