New iOS 7 Bug Lets Anyone Make a Call From Your Locked iPhone [Video]

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Posted September 21, 2013 at 3:56am by Shalom Levytam

A new bug has been discovered in iOS 7 that lets anyone make a call from your iPhone even if you've set a lockscreen passcode, reports Andy Greenberg for Forbes.

The bug was discovered by Karam Daoud and it couldn't be any simpler.

All you have to do is dial a number from the emergency call screen and keep tapping the call button until you cause a crash which displays the Apple logo. Once that happens, your iPhone will call the number in the background and when the app returns the call duration will be displayed.

We've confirmed this works as described; however, we had to repeatedly tap the Call button for about 30 seconds.

This is the second security related bug that has been discovered in iOS 7 in past few days. Jose Rodriguez found the first bug which lets you bypass the lockscreen passcode to access all the photos on an iOS device and send emails and tweets.

Take a look at the video demonstration below...

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popop - September 22, 2013 at 5:26am

none of these reported ios7 bugs are happening on my iphone 5 and iphone 4s and the wife's iphone 5.

mercalakos - September 21, 2013 at 8:57pm

I tried it in my iphone 5 and it worked! unfortunately! it was not so easy as in the video though. it required after 5 times button hit to stop for 2 sec and do it again for 2-3 times and then it called!

Robbie - September 21, 2013 at 6:10pm

I tried on my iPhone 5.. Doesn't work at all

Why - September 21, 2013 at 5:53pm

Lol that's why Im not so quick. To jump on new software when it comes out ... There's always bugs . Plus I'm hear from some people that there battery drains faster .....,lol maybe Apple will get it right in iOS 7.01

Jack Black - September 21, 2013 at 1:35pm

My jailbroken ios 6 doesn't do that

Hishmfaz - September 21, 2013 at 11:54am

Nope it won't happen. I tried on my iPhone 4s, it won't work at all.

Gg2012 - September 21, 2013 at 11:01am

I think this might be fake.

aimanicose - September 21, 2013 at 11:08am

actually No , i tired and it worked

john smith - September 21, 2013 at 1:02pm

yup, just tried it too... :(

iamthekritik - September 21, 2013 at 3:28pm

i tried it too and it worked.

lemon4611 - September 21, 2013 at 7:04pm

Sad to report it works like a charm.... How disappointing to see Apple release something so shabby.

stranger - September 21, 2013 at 9:27am

Why would you need to do that ? If Siri is activated you can just say call 'number' and it will call it anyways... Nothing special about that.

csns - September 21, 2013 at 7:58am

Bug after a bug... after another bug. After, what, 5 months of development?... Good going Apple.

pedja - September 21, 2013 at 7:57am

greate bug for jailbreak

Paul - September 21, 2013 at 7:33am

I think everyone doesn't see the point. It's not the point that it allows someone to make a call. It's the point that a call 'can' be made. It's a bug that wasn't picked up during Beta testing. Apple will be happy as people are bug finding for free lol.

detective sims - September 21, 2013 at 7:26am

It doesn't exactly look good to release 7.0.1 within days after releasing 7.0.

Hlc - September 21, 2013 at 6:20am

I'm not sure why that really matters in the first place?? If a person steals an iPhone, they're more than likely wanting to sell it or try to use it themselves, they're not going to want a phone only to make a phone call after after to repeatedly press the call button on the emergency -ESPECIALLY when they can just hook the phone to iTunes and do a complete restore and use it as a brand new phone. I think the pass code lock is more useful for having nosey people around trying to read your private stuff, like a mom, boyfriend/girlfriend, brother/sister, etc.

jays - September 21, 2013 at 10:52am

i dont know wether you saying the truth or faking,but therese a high possiblity the a jailbreak will be release on ios 7 specially with this kind of a bug,such kind of a bug has been found in one of the earlierr versions of ios and that led to a jailbreak ,so! keeping my fingers crossed! :D

Vishal Sheth - September 21, 2013 at 4:59am

This is false. I have iPhone 5 with iOS 7. It didn't work for 50secs.

Toto - September 21, 2013 at 4:39am

It. Doesnt work in 7.01

DarkKnight213 - September 21, 2013 at 4:15am

Anybody who has Siri on their phone can do this! You just hold the home button, say a number and it calls. People are trying to point out flaws that aren't real scenarios. Like who is going to pick your phone up and just make a call? It's like the cat using its paw to unlock a 5s. How many people are going to buy a cat just to steal an iPhone? People need to come with serious points of interest or stop wasting everyone's time.