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Use video conferencing features on iPad

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 FaceTime

  1. During a video call in the FaceTime app , tap your tile.

  2. Choose any of the following:

    • Center Stage: Automatically keeps you (and anyone else with you) in the camera frame as you move around the field of view during a video conference call. (Available on supported models.) See Turn Center Stage off or on.

    • Portrait: Automatically blurs the background and puts the visual focus on you. To adjust the amount of background blur, open Control Center, tap FaceTime, then tap Portrait. See Blur the background with Portrait mode.

    • Studio Light: Dims the background and illuminates your face. To adjust the intensity of the studio light, open Control Center, tap FaceTime, then tap Studio Light.

    • Memoji: The Memoji character you choose captures your movements, facial expressions, and voice, and conveys them through your character. On an iPad with a TrueDepth camera, you can use a Memoji character you created in Messages. See Create and send Memoji.

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

To use video effects in third-party video conferencing apps, open Control Center, tap the app, then tap one or more effects.

Note: Memoji aren’t available in third-party video conferencing apps.

To adjust the amount of blur in Portrait mode or the intensity of Studio Light, open Control Center, then tap FaceTime (or the third-party video conferencing app). Tap Portrait or Studio Light, then adjust the slider.

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.

Note: To use hand gestures, tap your tile during a FaceTime call (or open Control Center during a call in a third-party video conferencing app) on a supported model, then make sure Gestures is turned on. When using gestures, hold your hands away from your face, and pause for a moment or two to activate the effect. In FaceTime, you can also add reactions by touching and holding your tile in the call, then tapping the icons that appear.

Reaction

Gesture

Icon

Hearts

the Hearts gesture
the Hearts button

Thumbs-up

the Thumbs-up gesture
the Thumbs Up button

Thumbs-down

the Thumbs-down gesture
the Thumbs Down button

Balloons

the Balloons gesture
the Balloons button

Rain

the Rain gesture
the Rain Button

Confetti

the Confetti gesture
the Confetti button

Laser burst

the Laser Burst gesture
the Lasers button

Fireworks

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