iOS 26 is Determined to Keep FaceTime Free of Horny Interactions

Since the invention of cameras, people have been getting naked in front of them, for better and for worse—often times worse, unfortunately. But just because being horny on cam is a tried-and-true tradition doesn’t mean Apple doesn’t have a fix for that.

In the upcoming iOS 26 for iPhone, Apple is introducing a “Sensitive Content” feature that can pause a FaceTime video when it detects that someone is undressing on screen. Specifically, if nudity is detected, then the stream will be interrupted with a notice. “Audio and video are paused because you may be showing something sensitive,” reads the pop-up. “If you feel uncomfortable, you should end the call.” If you don’t feel uncomfortable, you’ll have the option to return to the call and continue getting to the good stuff.

In iOS 26 FaceTime will pause the Video if you’re undressing while on a FaceTime call here’s the on screen prompt warning that you get asking if you would like to resume audio and video or End the call.👇 pic.twitter.com/fBs0aKUPCy

— iDeviceHelp (@iDeviceHelpus) July 2, 2025

As weird as the feature is on the surface, the intention here is actually pure—this is a feature designed to help protect kids, mostly, which is great because the internet is a horrible place for children. As noted by iDeviceHelp, however, the feature, which is a part of a new array of “Family Tools,” also appears to be active for adults in the iOS 26 developer beta. This is just a beta, obviously, so that could change when the iPhone software is released in the fall, but if you have questions about how such a feature works in the first place, I don’t blame you.

If you’re reading this and worried that Apple is jorking it to your FaceTime calls, I wouldn’t leave the country and assume a new identity just yet. As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple says that its “Sensitive Content Detection” feature works using machine learning that all happens on-device. That’s to say that there is no video information relayed to the cloud or stored in a server, God forbid. That’s good because if that wasn’t the case, this would be a pretty humongous breach of privacy, nudes or no nudes. As to whether this feature is active by default, it’s hard to say. Some people are reporting that it’s toggled off by default, but iDeviceHelp seems to suggest it’s not.

iOS 26 is still in developer beta, so anything could change—and it definitely will change. Even so, it’s easy to dunk on Apple when it comes to NSFW content because it’s traditionally been prickly towards anything of an “adult” nature, even when it accidentally makes a perfect porn machine. And what about protecting adults who do want to use FaceTime to sext each other? Can the horny folks (all folks, pretty much) get a safeguard against unwanted screen recording, perhaps? Give us the horny feature set we all want and need, Tim Cook.

In any event, the good news is that whether this feature is on by default or not, you can just turn it off if you’re feeling like you need to squeeze in some hot cam-to-cam action before work or whatever. To turn the feature off, you can go to Settings, then Apps, then tap FaceTime and toggle “Sensitive Content Warning” off. Happy sexting, folks. Be safe out there.