Testing the New FaceTime Attention Correction Feature in iOS 13

[gnomeisland]

Doesn't seem to work yet on my iPad Pro 11"

 

[ConfusedChris]

Can somebody please see if it works with googly eyes stuck on your eyelids.
I have to know.

 

[Mactendo]

Someone should test it while using glasses.

 

[jchap]

Wouldn't the extra processing required to do a live 3-D re-render of the subject's eyes/face have an impact on battery power?

 

[alexandr]

This is a solution in search of a problem. Now fake eyes will be staring at you all the time. Is that really better than someone just looking below the camera? You'd rather a computer simulates someone looking at you? Sad, sad times.

the actually are looking at you and not the camera so think of it as corrective simulation

 

[Dean9099]

The most recent beta of iOS 13 was released yesterday, and it brought an interesting new "FaceTime Attention Correction" feature that changes the way that FaceTime works.

FaceTime Attention Correction, when enabled, adjusts the set of your eyes so that it looks like you're making eye contact with the person you're FaceTiming even when you're looking at the iPhone's screen rather than the camera itself. It's a little difficult to explain, so we've made a hands-on video to demo how it works.

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When you're using FaceTime, you naturally want to look at the display to see the other person you're talking to rather than the camera, which has the effect of making you look like you're not maintaining eye contact.

As can be seen in the video, iOS 13 corrects this and makes it so that when you're looking at the iPhone's screen, your gaze appears to be on the camera, allowing eye contact to maintained be maintained while still letting you keep your gaze on the friend or family member you're FaceTiming with.

In iOS 12 and with FaceTime Attention Correction disabled, FaceTime looks like it always does - with no direct eye contact.

FaceTime Attention Correction appears to use an ARKit depth map captured through the front-facing TrueDepth camera to adjust where your eyes are looking for a more personal and natural connection with the person that you're talking to.

Twitter users have discovered the slight eye warping that Apple is using to enable the feature, which can be seen when an object like the arm of a pair of glasses is placed over the eyes.

You can access FaceTime Attention Correction on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, and 2018 iPad Pro models running the third developer beta of iOS 13. It's a setting that's available in the FaceTime section of the Settings app.

Article Link: Testing the New FaceTime Attention Correction Feature in iOS 13

 

[Dean9099]

Jeez who cares, i hadn't even noticed. Apple needs to work on that multitasking, not this and the poop emoji.

 

[diipii]

Soon you will all be virtual entities slaves of the need to conform to the new "perfect".

 

[Jerion]

where will this end? Removal of blemishes? Removal of wrinkles? No more receding hairline? How about looking 20lbs lighter by getting rid of chubby cheeks and double chins?
Why not just let a freaking animoji do the talking while you're taking a shower?

Actually you're on to something here. All the tech is there in the phones to learn the way your face tends to form expressions when you speak, and how those expressions correlate to intonation and mannerism, so a generated Animoji 'avatar' that represents you on the other person's end for voice-only calls is doable.

 

[WarHeadz]

(a) Dude, it's in beta. Wait to see what the actual product does.
(b) And you do realize that the Xs has a faster processor, right?
(c) First world problem.

fIrSt wOrLd PrObLeM

 

[Skoal]

Creepy

Pretty cool actually

 

[Skoal]

And everyone here will complain for no real reason in 3...2....1! Oops, already beat me to it.

 

[Skoal]

Watched the demo several times, and I can't see any significant difference. Actually, I thought the iOS 12 user looked more like he was looking at me. Some things are done because you should, others, like this one, because you can.

How are you not seeing the difference. It’s totally obvious to me

 

[Skoal]

This is a solution in search of a problem. Now fake eyes will be staring at you all the time. Is that really better than someone just looking below the camera? You'd rather a computer simulates someone looking at you? Sad, sad times.

Except it’s not fake eyes at all. It’s your face exactly as it is in real life. The AI just changes the angle from which your staring. There’s no fake about it.

 

[Skoal]

I agree this is quite creepy. My subconscious mind goes to great lengths to avoid direct eye contact in real life. Now, with the computer altering my appearance in ways I don't even realize, it's going to make people think either I like them more than I do, or that I am no where near as afraid of them as I am. What if it starts creeping them out as to how often I'm looking straight at them? I just don't know if I can deal with this kind of intimacy getting forced on me.

Then don’t turn the feature on.

 

[Skoal]

So you

So you'd rather fake eyes stare at you instead? How is that better?

It’s not fake eyes! Why don’t you read the article and watch the video

 

[Skoal]

Pretty certain I was calm. It doesn't "look stupid". It looks natural. We've been using FaceTime and video calls for so long that it's normal. Although it seems like a small issue, it's just very sad that we have technology that wants to alter things to make them "perfect" (like the cameras in the Xs et al). I dread to think where this will lead.

Oh dear the end is nigh! Lol

Do you stare at peoples stomachs when you talk to them in person? No? Then why isn’t it weird to do so on a phone?

 

[Skoal]

Or leave it on, and still be of the opinion this is creepy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You’re easily creeped out it would seem

 

[RudySnow]

You’re easily creeped out it would seem

Yeah that added a lot to the discussion.

 

[dugbug]

Pretty certain I was calm. It doesn't "look stupid". It looks natural. We've been using FaceTime and video calls for so long that it's normal. Although it seems like a small issue, it's just very sad that we have technology that wants to alter things to make them "perfect" (like the cameras in the Xs et al). I dread to think where this will lead.

You are dreading? Really? can we scale back the hyperbole.

 

[wigby]

where will this end? Removal of blemishes? Removal of wrinkles? No more receding hairline? How about looking 20lbs lighter by getting rid of chubby cheeks and double chins?
Why not just let a freaking animoji do the talking while you're taking a shower?

We already have blemish, wrinkle and hairline fixes in real life. Why not extend that virtually too?
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What’s the official excuse for making it exclusive to iPhone XS? iPhone XR had the same front camera and array of sensors and the same CPU. Yet another marketing ploy to artificially limit some products to make others look better. I remember they once even restricted background pictures to newer iPhones…

It works on XR so your tech obsolescence theory does not hold up here.
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I agree this is quite creepy. My subconscious mind goes to great lengths to avoid direct eye contact in real life. Now, with the computer altering my appearance in ways I don't even realize, it's going to make people think either I like them more than I do, or that I am no where near as afraid of them as I am. What if it starts creeping them out as to how often I'm looking straight at them? I just don't know if I can deal with this kind of intimacy getting forced on me.

It's even better for you because everyone can choose to turn the feature on or off. So while everyone chooses to turn it on for direct eye contact, you can be the only one that is not looking at anyone directly. You should be celebrating.

 

[ThatGuyInLa]

Why not go further and remove the lens distortion that makes us all look like egg people when using the selfie lens!

 

[alpi123]

Why not go further and remove the lens distortion that makes us all look like egg people when using the selfie lens!

I don't think the camera is the issue here

 

[Lazrhog]

Wow, dropping support for the X on new features already. That's less than 2 years. Come on Apple, that's not cool.

 

[I7guy]

Wow, dropping support for the X on new features already. That's less than 2 years. Come on Apple, that's not cool.

Maybe the X can’t support this, or it’s just a beta and as time goes on the X will be included.