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An odd-ball scheme to let iPhone users talk to each other directly, device-to-device has reportedly been shelved. This walkie-talkie feature would have required special hardware, and been used when ...

It's the second eavesdropping-related glitch in six months for Apple. Apple has disabled the Apple Watch's Walkie-Talkie app because of a glitch that could allow a user to eavesdrop on someone else's ...

Apple issued the following statement to TechCrunch: We were just made aware of a vulnerability related to the Walkie-Talkie app on the Apple Watch and have disabled the function as we quickly fix the ...

Apple has disabled the Walkie Talkie app from its Apple Watch products after a vulnerability was discovered enabling bad actors to eavesdrop on iPhone conversations. Apple has temporarily disabled the ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The Apple Watch has a neat new app that lets you talk to your friends called Walkie Talkie.

Due to an unspecified security vulnerability, Apple has decided to disable the Walkie Talkie app as it could potentially allow a person to eavesdrop on another’s iPhone. The Walkie Talkie app was ...

Apple late Wednesday said it disabled the Walkie-Talkie app on Apple Watch after being alerted to a vulnerability that allows a user to surreptitiously listen in on another iPhone's audio. Apple did ...