News snapshots · 2019-07-11

Apple temp disables Walkie Talkie app

TechCrunch has reported that Apple had disabled the Apple Watch Walkie Talkie app. The reason given was an unspecified vulnerability that could allow a person to listen to another customer’s iPhone without consent.

The Walkie Talkie app on Apple Watch allows 2 users who have accepted an invite from each other to receive audio chats via a ‘push to talk’ interface reminiscent of the PTT buttons on older cell phones.

Here’s the report.


 

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