Apple disables the Walkie Talkie app after it found that the app was vulnerable and could allow one to listen to other users iPhones without their consent.
An Apple Watch app essentially allows two users that have accepted an invitation to receive audio chats via a 'push to talk' interface.
The iPhone maker was quoted as saying by the TechCrunch on Thursday, "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 issue. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and will restore the functionality as soon as possible".
Apple Watch got the Walkie Talkie app with the release of watchOS 5 and the app will remain installed on the device, but won't be functional until fixed. Apple similarly had disabled Group FaceTime for a short period to fix a vulnerability.
(With IANS inputs)
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