Apple’s upcoming iOS 26 Update is set to introduce many new privacy and security features, including a single that can automatically stop the facetime video call when nudity detection. The facility was discovered in iOS 26 developer beta and it appears to be part of Apple’s comprehensive communication security initiative.
How the feature works and to which it applies
As reported Engadget, X user @idevicehelpus It turned out that during a facetime call, if the system detects nudity, or even if a person starts to undress, a message appears on the screen:
“Audio and video are stopped because you can show something sensitive. If you feel uncomfortable, you should finish the call.”
The iOS 26 will stop the facetime video. If you’re ignoring a facetime call, the screen prompt warning here is whether you ask if you want to resume audio and video or end the call. pic.twitter.com/fbs0akupcy
– Idevicehelp (@idevicehelpus) July 2, 2025
Users then have the option to resume the calls or eliminate it. While Apple has mainly deployed the feature for the child’s accounts, it is currently available in developer beta for adult users, as well as managed through a tole with settings, called “sensitive material warnings” under facetime preferences.
Secrecy and technical details
Apple emphasizes himself Communication security article The nudity-bound mechanism operates completely on-devices using a local machine learning model. This ensures that all analysis of video content occurs on the user’s device and that no visual data is sent to the Apple server, user strengthens Apple’s commitment to privacy.
In addition, Apple makes it clear that it and other security facilities are designed keeping in mind the children, and the communication safety settings have been capable by default for the child’s accounts, but it can be closed by a parent or guardian.
“Communication security is on for children under 13 years of age, iphone, iPad, Apple Watch, and MAC,” Apple tells.
“If your child tries to send photos or videos that may have nudity, which can have nudity, communication safety warns them, gives them options to stay safe, and provides useful resources. Communication security helps to protect your child from watching photos or videos, which has nakedness. To help make a safe option, they also involve the option to make a safe option.”
“Communication safety uses an on-device machine learning to analyze photos and videos attachments and determines if a photo or video shows nudity. Because photos and videos are analyzed on your child’s device, Apple does not indicate that nakedness was detected and the result does not get access to photos or videos,” is called. “
What will happen next
Although AI is designed to increase user safety for child accounts, AI is designed to explain nudity, but for all users its presence raises questions in beta. It is not clear that the current detailed rollout is part of the extensive test intentionally or during the beta phase, with the possibility that the feature may be limited to the families sharing families in the final public release.
The public beta of iOS 26 is expected to be launched later this month, with a general release in September 2025, with Apple’s new iPhone lineup. Response from initial users can affect whether nudity detection facility is widely available or limited to specific account types.
As it stands, the facility to detect Apple’s nudity in iOS 26 shows the company’s efforts to increase digital security, especially for young users. While the technique aims to reduce unwanted risk for sensitive materials during video calls, its presence in adult settings raises widespread questions about the developed role of AI in user control, privacy and everyday communication.
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