One of the applications that Apple has improved with the presentation of new versions of the system is FaceTime. Thanks to the new iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10 and macOS Sonoma systems, this service improves its functions and adds features that make it much more interesting. So in this post we are going to see the most important news, and on which devices we are going to be able to enjoy them.
FaceTime is now available for Apple TV
Being able to enjoy video calls on a big screen is now possible thanks to the new operating systems. But besides this, the interaction between the different Apple devices is equally important. And here it is reflected how, more and more, apple products They are increasingly integrated.
The iPhone and Apple TV, separately, fulfill their functions perfectly. But in another context, the iPhone is the camera of the Apple TV, we can FaceTime and talk while watching the image on TV. And it works out of the box, following the same principle of using iPhone as a Mac webcam. This feature will be available on the following devices:
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone SE 2nd generation
- iPhone SE 3rd generation
- Apple TV 4K 2nd generation and later
- 12.9″ iPad Pro (3rd generation onwards)
- All 11″ iPad Pros
- iPad 8th generation
- iPad 9th generation
- iPad 10th generation
- iPad Air (3rd generation, onwards)
- iPad mini (5th generation, onwards)
Now we will have a mailbox
If in conventional phone calls we have a voice mail service when the other person does not answer, now in FaceTime we have a very similar functionality. And it is that when we make a call and the other person does not answer, we will be able to leave a recorded video messageso that it reaches the recipient once it connects.
These messages can be recorded from the iPhone and iPad, and can also be played from the Apple Watch. Also, if we use filters such as Portrait Mode or Studio Light, these effects will also be included in the message we leave.
The presentations will be more professional
If we are in a FaceTime video call and we want to present content, now we will be able to do it in a much more organic way. And it is that, instead of having two separate elements, now we are going to have an overlay of our persona along with the content that we are transmitting
This function is called Presenter Overlay and It will only be available on Macs with Apple Silicon. However, it is a very good way to create virtual scenarios in which both we and our content are seen in the best possible way. In addition, we can select the size of the overlap, to adapt the presentation as best as possible depending on the moment.
