Are you concerned that your genitals might unwittingly surface in your next stockholder meeting? Fear not, Apple’s upcoming iOS 26 will automatically pause FaceTime video and audio if it detects someone is undressing on screen.

Originally intended as a child protection measure, this feature has surfaced in the iOS 26 developer beta, and it appears to be affecting all users — not just minors. First spotted by iDeviceHelp and later confirmed by others testing the beta, FaceTime will automatically freeze video and audio if it suspects nudity is occurring during a call.

When triggered, a warning appears on screen stating: ‘Audio and video are paused because you may be showing something sensitive. If you feel uncomfortable, you should end the call.’ Users are then presented with two options: ‘Resume Audio and Video or End Call.’

The discovery has prompted questions over whether this is a deliberate design choice or a glitch in the beta version. Apple had previously acknowledged the existence of such tools as part of its broader suite of child protection features.

In a blog post during the iOS 26 announcement, the company noted that ‘Communication Safety expands to intervene when nudity is detected in FaceTime video calls, and to blur out nudity in Shared Albums in Photos.’

These tools, Apple explained, are built primarily for child accounts. They use on-device machine learning to assess whether a photo or video contains nudity — a move designed to protect minors from harmful content without sending any information back to Apple. According to the company, “Apple doesn’t receive an indication that nudity was detected and doesn’t get access to the photos or videos as a result.”

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However, the rollout in the iOS 26 beta suggests the FaceTime nudity-detection feature may be active beyond its intended scope. While there is a toggle for “Sensitive Content Warning” in FaceTime’s settings, it appears to be switched off by default. Whether the auto-pausing behavior reflects an oversight in the current build or a silent expansion of the safety feature is unclear.

The threshold for what counts as “sensitive content” also remains vague. Testers speculate the system is likely tuned to be highly cautious, given its original purpose. This could mean that even the most innocuous or benign of moves – a self-affirming flex before a big call, as a random  example – can trigger the feature.