Apple suddenly disabled the Radio app in the Apple Watch. According to the available data, this was done because of a critical vulnerability that allows you to listen to someone else’s iPhone without the owner’s knowledge.
Apple officials noted that a critical vulnerability in the Walkie-Talkie app on the Apple Watch was found only recently. At the same time, the company is aware of the danger of the bug. So they decided to temporarily disable the feature. The Cupertins promise to restore the app as soon as possible.
The company notes that they are not aware of any successful case of exploiting the vulnerability in the Walkie-Talkie app. This is most likely due to the fact that for the hidden listening of the iPhone owner you need to create specific conditions and perform a sequence of actions.
At the moment, the Walkie Talkie app remains available on all Apple Watches running watchOS 5. However, the owners of apple smartwatches cannot use the utility yet. It can be assumed that the Coopertinos will release a special update, eliminating the critical vulnerability, in the coming days. Perhaps the patch will be released today.
