Anyone else on #iPhone #iOS 26.5 (latest)?
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Anyone else on #iPhone #iOS 26.5 (latest)?
I found a privacy bug.
When the phone is locked, I am able to open the camera as usual to take photos, and I found I can also can view and manipulate the camera roll. It was not possible to do this on past versions of iOS.
This feels like a major privacy and safety issue. Anyone with physical access to a phone can view and delete someone's pictures. Abusers, government, anyone.
I've reported it, but I'd appreciate boosts to help spread the word. And confirmation, of course, if you see the same thing.
Editing to clarify: this seems like a sneaky unlock rather than open access to the camera. However, the behavior has changed from what I used to get in past versions of iOS.
Edit #2: there is a way to require the Photos app (your camera roll) to require Face ID so you don't see this behavior. I believe this should be the default.
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Anyone else on #iPhone #iOS 26.5 (latest)?
I found a privacy bug.
When the phone is locked, I am able to open the camera as usual to take photos, and I found I can also can view and manipulate the camera roll. It was not possible to do this on past versions of iOS.
This feels like a major privacy and safety issue. Anyone with physical access to a phone can view and delete someone's pictures. Abusers, government, anyone.
I've reported it, but I'd appreciate boosts to help spread the word. And confirmation, of course, if you see the same thing.
Editing to clarify: this seems like a sneaky unlock rather than open access to the camera. However, the behavior has changed from what I used to get in past versions of iOS.
Edit #2: there is a way to require the Photos app (your camera roll) to require Face ID so you don't see this behavior. I believe this should be the default.
Do you have some more details?
I cannot reproduce the problem.
When I hide the front camera to disable Face ID, open the camera and take a photo, I can only see the taken picture.
My environment is an iPhone 16 with iOS 26.5. -
Anyone else on #iPhone #iOS 26.5 (latest)?
I found a privacy bug.
When the phone is locked, I am able to open the camera as usual to take photos, and I found I can also can view and manipulate the camera roll. It was not possible to do this on past versions of iOS.
This feels like a major privacy and safety issue. Anyone with physical access to a phone can view and delete someone's pictures. Abusers, government, anyone.
I've reported it, but I'd appreciate boosts to help spread the word. And confirmation, of course, if you see the same thing.
Editing to clarify: this seems like a sneaky unlock rather than open access to the camera. However, the behavior has changed from what I used to get in past versions of iOS.
Edit #2: there is a way to require the Photos app (your camera roll) to require Face ID so you don't see this behavior. I believe this should be the default.
@Emily cannot reproduce here, I only have access to the photos I just took with the phone locked, like before
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Do you have some more details?
I cannot reproduce the problem.
When I hide the front camera to disable Face ID, open the camera and take a photo, I can only see the taken picture.
My environment is an iPhone 16 with iOS 26.5. -
Anyone else on #iPhone #iOS 26.5 (latest)?
I found a privacy bug.
When the phone is locked, I am able to open the camera as usual to take photos, and I found I can also can view and manipulate the camera roll. It was not possible to do this on past versions of iOS.
This feels like a major privacy and safety issue. Anyone with physical access to a phone can view and delete someone's pictures. Abusers, government, anyone.
I've reported it, but I'd appreciate boosts to help spread the word. And confirmation, of course, if you see the same thing.
Editing to clarify: this seems like a sneaky unlock rather than open access to the camera. However, the behavior has changed from what I used to get in past versions of iOS.
Edit #2: there is a way to require the Photos app (your camera roll) to require Face ID so you don't see this behavior. I believe this should be the default.
@Emily I couldn’t replicate.
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Do you have some more details?
I cannot reproduce the problem.
When I hide the front camera to disable Face ID, open the camera and take a photo, I can only see the taken picture.
My environment is an iPhone 16 with iOS 26.5.@tk51688 The thing is that this behavior - viewing photos from before I opened the camera - is a change from past versions of iOS.
I agree that if I am not in view of the camera, the behavior is the same as I expect. But I've been using this feature for years, with my face visible to the cameras, and I wasn't able to view older photos then.
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Anyone else on #iPhone #iOS 26.5 (latest)?
I found a privacy bug.
When the phone is locked, I am able to open the camera as usual to take photos, and I found I can also can view and manipulate the camera roll. It was not possible to do this on past versions of iOS.
This feels like a major privacy and safety issue. Anyone with physical access to a phone can view and delete someone's pictures. Abusers, government, anyone.
I've reported it, but I'd appreciate boosts to help spread the word. And confirmation, of course, if you see the same thing.
Editing to clarify: this seems like a sneaky unlock rather than open access to the camera. However, the behavior has changed from what I used to get in past versions of iOS.
Edit #2: there is a way to require the Photos app (your camera roll) to require Face ID so you don't see this behavior. I believe this should be the default.
@Emily Cannot reproduce, unless you have specific reproduction steps.
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Anyone else on #iPhone #iOS 26.5 (latest)?
I found a privacy bug.
When the phone is locked, I am able to open the camera as usual to take photos, and I found I can also can view and manipulate the camera roll. It was not possible to do this on past versions of iOS.
This feels like a major privacy and safety issue. Anyone with physical access to a phone can view and delete someone's pictures. Abusers, government, anyone.
I've reported it, but I'd appreciate boosts to help spread the word. And confirmation, of course, if you see the same thing.
Editing to clarify: this seems like a sneaky unlock rather than open access to the camera. However, the behavior has changed from what I used to get in past versions of iOS.
Edit #2: there is a way to require the Photos app (your camera roll) to require Face ID so you don't see this behavior. I believe this should be the default.
@Emily I see the bug on my 14. Open the camera from the lock screen, then click on the photo roll button on the lower left.
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Same. I can open the camera without unlocking and take a photo/s and then open the camera roll and it includes only photo/s taken since opening the camera and nothing older. Which is the same behaviour I remember from before upgrading.
I assume all the people boosting this tried it and were able to reproduce it, wouldn't want to think mastodonians would be boosting something like this without trying it.
FWIW, the first time I tried to reproduce this, I thought I had! 🫣 , but no, I'd accidentally unlocked my own phone, oops.
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Anyone else on #iPhone #iOS 26.5 (latest)?
I found a privacy bug.
When the phone is locked, I am able to open the camera as usual to take photos, and I found I can also can view and manipulate the camera roll. It was not possible to do this on past versions of iOS.
This feels like a major privacy and safety issue. Anyone with physical access to a phone can view and delete someone's pictures. Abusers, government, anyone.
I've reported it, but I'd appreciate boosts to help spread the word. And confirmation, of course, if you see the same thing.
Editing to clarify: this seems like a sneaky unlock rather than open access to the camera. However, the behavior has changed from what I used to get in past versions of iOS.
Edit #2: there is a way to require the Photos app (your camera roll) to require Face ID so you don't see this behavior. I believe this should be the default.
To reproduce:
1. Enable Face ID.
2. Do not unlock the phone. Only swipe to open the camera. Do this with your face visible to the front-facing camera.
3. Check your camera roll.Unlocking the camera did not unlock access to past pictures in prior versions of iOS.
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Anyone else on #iPhone #iOS 26.5 (latest)?
I found a privacy bug.
When the phone is locked, I am able to open the camera as usual to take photos, and I found I can also can view and manipulate the camera roll. It was not possible to do this on past versions of iOS.
This feels like a major privacy and safety issue. Anyone with physical access to a phone can view and delete someone's pictures. Abusers, government, anyone.
I've reported it, but I'd appreciate boosts to help spread the word. And confirmation, of course, if you see the same thing.
Editing to clarify: this seems like a sneaky unlock rather than open access to the camera. However, the behavior has changed from what I used to get in past versions of iOS.
Edit #2: there is a way to require the Photos app (your camera roll) to require Face ID so you don't see this behavior. I believe this should be the default.
@Emily For what it’s worth, on my 13 Pro, running 26.5:
From the lock screen, I can take a picture (as is normal), but it only shows the camera roll from that particular session. It doesn’t show me my saved camera roll, and if I close the camera app and reopen it, I don’t see the photos just taken. I need to login and go the the full camera roll.
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Anyone else on #iPhone #iOS 26.5 (latest)?
I found a privacy bug.
When the phone is locked, I am able to open the camera as usual to take photos, and I found I can also can view and manipulate the camera roll. It was not possible to do this on past versions of iOS.
This feels like a major privacy and safety issue. Anyone with physical access to a phone can view and delete someone's pictures. Abusers, government, anyone.
I've reported it, but I'd appreciate boosts to help spread the word. And confirmation, of course, if you see the same thing.
Editing to clarify: this seems like a sneaky unlock rather than open access to the camera. However, the behavior has changed from what I used to get in past versions of iOS.
Edit #2: there is a way to require the Photos app (your camera roll) to require Face ID so you don't see this behavior. I believe this should be the default.
@Emily I’m only able to view the pictures I took in that session. Not previously taken pictures. Are you able to see previous photos and have you made sure you’re not face-IDing into your phone?
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@Emily I’m only able to view the pictures I took in that session. Not previously taken pictures. Are you able to see previous photos and have you made sure you’re not face-IDing into your phone?
@partridge I am sure I'm not unlocking my phone.
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@partridge I am sure I'm not unlocking my phone.
@Emily I get the big “no photos or videos”
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@Emily I get the big “no photos or videos”
@partridge Do you have your Photos app set to require Face ID to view?
If I do that, I don't see the past photos. I think that behavior used to be default, and I think it should be again.
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To reproduce:
1. Enable Face ID.
2. Do not unlock the phone. Only swipe to open the camera. Do this with your face visible to the front-facing camera.
3. Check your camera roll.Unlocking the camera did not unlock access to past pictures in prior versions of iOS.
@Emily I think you’re still unlocking the phone by looking it up I tried with the phone facing away from my face but still visible, and I couldn’t access the roll.
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It's now configurable to require Face ID to view your Photos app. It used to be a default that you had to use Face ID, instead of the other way around. And I think that it should be private by default.
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Same. I can open the camera without unlocking and take a photo/s and then open the camera roll and it includes only photo/s taken since opening the camera and nothing older. Which is the same behaviour I remember from before upgrading.
I assume all the people boosting this tried it and were able to reproduce it, wouldn't want to think mastodonians would be boosting something like this without trying it.
FWIW, the first time I tried to reproduce this, I thought I had! 🫣 , but no, I'd accidentally unlocked my own phone, oops.
@SuperSluether @tk51688 @EmilyIt's now configurable to require Face ID to view your Photos app. It used to be a default that you had to use Face ID, instead of the other way around. And I think that it should be private by default.
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@Emily I think you’re still unlocking the phone by looking it up I tried with the phone facing away from my face but still visible, and I couldn’t access the roll.
I'm not doing the action to unlock my phone, though, I'm opening the camera with my face in front of it. Two different gestures. But the phone is taking it as an unlock.
It's now configurable to require Face ID to view your Photos app. It used to be a default that you had to use Face ID, instead of the other way around. And I think that it should be private by default.
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I'm not doing the action to unlock my phone, though, I'm opening the camera with my face in front of it. Two different gestures. But the phone is taking it as an unlock.
It's now configurable to require Face ID to view your Photos app. It used to be a default that you had to use Face ID, instead of the other way around. And I think that it should be private by default.
@Emily Swiping up isn’t about unlocking your phone, it’s about getting to the Home Screen. Looking at your phone unlocks it.
To test, hold the phone at an angle and push the sleep switch to wake it. You’ll see a lock icon. Look at the phone with no other actions and you’ll see the lock icon disappear.
