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iPhone 8 and later now support 1080p FaceTime HD calls over Wi-Fi
By Joe Wituschek published
iPhone 12 models, in addition to supporting the higher quality over Wi-Fi, will also support 1080p FaceTime HD video calls over 5G.

Apple ordered to pay VirnetX $503 million for patent infringement
By Joe Wituschek published
According to a ruling by a jury in Texas today, Apple has been ordered to pay VirnetX $502.8 million for infringing its patents with its FaceTime feature.

No, Apple is not adding call recording to the next version of iOS
By Joe Wituschek published
Despite an earlier rumor that Apple may be adding native call recording to iOS, it appears the feature is for internal debugging purposes.

Should you use FaceTime in portrait or landscape?
By Joseph Keller, Cella Lao Rousseau published

Now is the time for Apple to consider bringing FaceTime to other platforms
By Christine Chan last updated
With the current global situation, video conferencing has seen a spike in popularity. But FaceTime is still only available on Apple devices. Perhaps it's time to change that.

iOS will now let you turn off automatic zoom on Group FaceTime calls
By Joe Wituschek published
Users with the new iOS 13.5 beta have noticed that you can now disable the behavior in FaceTime that auto zooms the person currently talking.

How to use the Touch Bar with FaceTime on the MacBook Pro
By Lory Gil last updated
The Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro is meant to give you easy access to your most-used tools and that includes FaceTime.

Apple agrees to pay $18 million for breaking FaceTime on older iPhones
By Joe Wituschek published
Apple has reportedly settled a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company knowingly and willingly "broke" FaceTime on older iPhones.

Florida court throws out lawsuit claiming that Apple 'broke' FaceTime
By Joe Wituschek published
A court in Florida has reportedly dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Apple intentionally broke its video calling platform for older iPhones.

CBS drama 'All Rise' to shoot a new pandemic episode using FaceTime
By Joe Wituschek published
The show will be using online tools like FaceTime, Zoom, and WebEx to create a new episode focused on the pandemic's effect on its characters.

FaceTime: The ultimate guide
By Rene Ritchie last updated
FaceTime lets anyone with an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac quickly and easily make video or audio calls to anyone else with an Apple device.

How to block phone and FaceTime calls on iPhone or iPad
By Mick Symons, Rene Ritchie published
Just like you can block certain people from calling you regularly, you can stop them dead in their tracks with FaceTime too.

Apple fixes FaceTime Group Call bug: What you need to know
By Rene Ritchie last updated
FaceTime Group Call bug allows remote microphone, potentially remote video access on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple is planning a fix ASAP.

Where's FaceTime for Android?
By Rene Ritchie published
Now that Apple is paying attention to FaceTime again, with group calls and AR camera in iOS 12, could Android and Windows support be a possibility?

How to turn off and restrict FaceTime on iPhone or iPad
By Mick Symons last updated
FaceTime is automatically activated as part of the overall setup process you go through the first time you turn on a new iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Mac.

What's new in FaceTime
By Mick Symons published
FaceTime is no longer just for one-on-one communication.

iOS 12 and macOS Mojave's initial releases won't include Group FaceTime
By Tory Foulk published
Group FaceTime unfortunately won't be available upon iOS 12 and macOS Mojave's release, but don't worry — it's expected later this year.
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