Users report issues with the Add Person button following the group FaceTime eavesdropping fix

The FaceTime characteristic on the iOS 12.1.4 software does non seem to allow people to add together a player to their one-on-one call, according to multiple reports on MacRumors forums.

iOS 12.1.4 released on Feb vii every bit an emergency create for the massive eavesdropping privacy flaw inwards grouping FaceTime that permit users heed inwards on others without their permission.

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However, only about folks are right away unable to add together a someone to a one-to-one FaceTime telephone outcry upward because the Add Person push is greyed out in addition to inactive inwards this situation. Again, this seems to live on happening later the iOS 12.1.4 update has re-enabled grouping FaceTime for customers.

MacRumors has more:

MacRumors forum user Bob-K persisted inwards his back upward calls alongside Apple, in addition to was in conclusion told that the Add Person push non working inwards that province of affairs was a known resultant in addition to that they didn’t know when it would live on fixed.

We were able to reproduce this issue, but it appears this workaround isn’t solely reliable every bit i user reported existence unable to consistently add together people fifty-fifty during a grouping call.

The skillful affair is, this is null similar the eavesdropping põrnikas which had serious privacy implications. Apple Support is aware of this employment then the companionship should create it soon.

That's good. Also, authorities annotation that Group FaceTime calls ask to live on started alongside at to the lowest degree 2 additional users inwards the FaceTime app. Meet us inwards DM if you're even then having an resultant alongside to a greater extent than users: https://t.co/GDrqU22YpT

— Apple Support (@AppleSupport) February 15, 2019

We were likewise unable to reproduce the resultant ourselves. It’s solely possible that this affects only a subset of FaceTime users on iOS 12.1.4. The iOS 12.2 update, currently existence beta-tested, may create the Add Person resultant inwards FaceTime when it releases commercially.

Are you lot having an resultant alongside the Add Person push inwards FaceTime?

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