iOS 12.1.4 Now Available With Group FaceTime Bug Fix

[robogobo]

Great. Does it fix this ridiculous defect?

How about this one?

Amen.
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Really? Think about the logic behind Apple doing something stupid like that.

Whoa, Apple does plenty of stupid. Can anyone confirm that devices running something earlier than 12.1.4 cannot make group FaceTime calls?

 

[WhiteHawk]

They don't want to allow an unstable LTE connection and brick your phone.

But it wouldn’t, the update isn’t installed on the fly as it’s downloading, that would be stupid and dangerous. It’s updated after it’s all downloaded, so would make no difference how fast or stable the internet connection is.

 

[g000]

Just installed the iOS update and group face time is not available. Anyone else also having this problem?

Edit: The "add a person" button is greyed out.

Same here, I’ve tried it with FT with 3 different persons and the “add person” option is greyed out, they were all updated to 12.1.4 as well, and they cannot add an extra person either to the session.

Edit: you can still do Group FaceTime with multiple people as long as you start the session by adding multiple people via the + sign and in the To: field.
however, you are not able to add additional participants after the FaceTime session has already started, which previously was possible.

 

[chris4565]

Same here, I’ve tried it with FT with 3 different persons and the “add person” option is greyed out, they were all updated to 12.1.4 as well, and they cannot add an extra person either to the session.

Edit: you can still do Group FaceTime with multiple people as long as you start the session by adding multiple people via the + sign and in the To: field.
however, you are not able to add additional participants after the FaceTime session has already started, which previously was possible.

Okay, that's good to know that I'm not alone with the issue Hopefully that gets fixed soon.

Edit: I also made a separate thread about this issue: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-12-1-4-group-facetime-still-not-available.2169026/

 

[alexcanton]

Only Apple can do this.
Imagine if this problem was on Android, users would be waiting for years (probably forever) for an update fix it.

Really? If it was android FaceTime would be a standalone app and they could have pushed an update through the app store..

 

[C DM]

Really? If it was android FaceTime would be a standalone app and they could have pushed an update through the app store..

Assuming that the underlying issue is with something specific to that and not with something that is more general/underlying and how it can be used by other apps.

 

[SCRUFFYDOG]

Assuming that the underlying issue is with something specific to that and not with something that is more general/underlying and how it can be used by other apps.

[doublepost=1552153547][/doublepost]As of 8am this morning the Facetime bug is back. I sent a bug report to Apple. Can be reproduced if you have an Android user in your messaging group. If you try to facetime the Android user it will facetime audio connect to the other members of group with iPhones without their knowledge.

 

[DCIFRTHS]

[doublepost=1552153547][/doublepost]As of 8am this morning the Facetime bug is back. I sent a bug report to Apple. Can be reproduced if you have an Android user in your messaging group. If you try to facetime the Android user it will facetime audio connect to the other members of group with iPhones without their knowledge.

Without their knowledge? Meaning the iPhones don't ring, and you can hear their audio, or see their video?