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Use video conferencing features on iPhone

During a video call in the FaceTime app or a third-party video conferencing app, you can use full-screen video effects and add reactions with hand gestures that fill the camera frame with 3D effects.

Use video effects in a video call

  1. During a video call on your iPhone, in the FaceTime app or a third-party video conferencing app, open Control Center.

  2. Tap FaceTime Controls, then choose any of the following:

    • Portrait: Automatically blurs the background and puts the visual focus on you. Tap the More Controls button to adjust the amount of the background blur. See Blur the background with Portrait mode.

    • Studio Light: Dims the background and illuminates your face. Tap the More Controls button to adjust the intensity of the studio light.

    • Reactions: Allows you to use hand gestures to add reactions. When Reactions is turned off in Control Center, you can’t use hand gestures to add reactions, but you can add reactions by tapping the icons that appear when you touch and hold your tile in the call. See Add reactions in a video call.

    The Video Effects settings in Control Center during a FaceTime call. Portrait mode is turned on and the caller’s image appears in an enlarged tile with the Portrait effect of a blurred background and prominent subject.

Add reactions in a video call

With simple hand gestures in the FaceTime app (and third-party video conferencing apps), you can add reactions that fill the camera frame with fun, 3D augmented reality effects—including hearts, balloons, fireworks, and more.

You can also add these reactions by touching and holding your tile in the call, then tapping the icons that appear.

Note: To use hand gestures, open Control Center on an iPhone 12 or later, tap FaceTime Controls, then make sure Reactions is turned on. When using gestures, hold your hands away from your face, and pause for a moment or two to activate the effect. (Only the front camera supports reactions and gestures.)

Reaction

Gesture

Icon

Hearts

the Hearts gesture
the Love button

Thumbs-up

the Thumbs-up gesture
the Like button

Thumbs-down

the Thumbs-down gesture
the Dislike button

Balloons

the Balloons gesture
the Balloon Two Fill button

Rain

the Rain gesture
the Rain button

Confetti

the Confetti gesture
the Party-Popper Fill button

Laser burst

the Laser Burst gesture
the Laser Burst button

Fireworks

the Fireworks gesture
the Fireworks button
See alsoHand off a FaceTime call from your iPhone to your other Apple devices
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