iOS 27 Improves FaceTime in Three Ways

[MacRumors]

iOS 27 includes three enhancements for FaceTime, with the most notable one being a dual camera feature on some newer iPhone models.

On the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air, a Dual Capture feature allows you to record video of yourself and what is in front of you at the same time. Starting with iOS 27, this feature is now supported in the FaceTime app on these devices, allowing you to show both your front and rear camera views on a video call.

9to5Mac tested the feature on the iOS 27 beta, as seen in the screenshot below. Tapping on the camera flip button in the bottom-left corner of the viewfinder automatically turns on Dual Capture mode and begins showing the rear camera view alongside the front camera view. You can turn off the front camera view at any time if you prefer to.

If the person on the other end of the call has an older iPhone, they can still view your dual camera feed as long as their device is running iOS 27.

The other two FaceTime improvements on iOS 27:

• Improved FaceTime quality on poor connections
• Live Captions are now available in Traditional Chinese

iOS 27 is currently available in developer beta, with a public beta to follow in July. The update is expected to be released widely in September.

Article Link: iOS 27 Improves FaceTime in Three Ways

 

[Slix]

Why is this feature not available on every device capable of running iOS 27? This feels like the group FaceTime limitation all over again.

 

[AstroRexaur]

Apple needs to fix the audio cutting off constantly on the other side if im not muted.

 

[EugW]

This is good for me. I'm on a 17 Pro, and my entire family will be able to support iOS 27: 12 Pro Max, 14 Pro Max, 16e.

Why is this feature not available on every device capable of running iOS 27? This feels like the group FaceTime limitation all over again.

I'm guessing probably mostly a marketing decision, but maybe also partially due to performance issues on much older models. eg. I wonder if our 12 Pro Max can do this comfortably without heating up. I would have guessed yes, but I'm not sure.

 

[I7guy]

Why is this feature not available on every device capable of running iOS 27? This feels like the group FaceTime limitation all over again.

I believe its a hardware limitation.

 

[Dr McKay]

Why is this feature not available on every device capable of running iOS 27? This feels like the group FaceTime limitation all over again.

Feels like it to me too, LG and Samsung had this feature for video recording back in 2013.

 

[Parowdy]

Why the dark mode 27 icon on a dark background next to the light FaceTime icon?
You almost had a dark mode friendly header but then decided not to.

 

[EpleSmeple43]

Why the dark mode 27 icon on a dark background next to the light FaceTime icon?
You almost had a dark mode friendly header but then decided not to.

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