With iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, Apple debuted a feature that allowed users to enhance their video calls with 3D effects triggered by hand gestures. Apple’s FaceTime app and other video conferencing applications would see visual effects such as fireworks or confetti by making specific hand signs, such as two thumbs up for...
You can turn on Live Captions during a FaceTime call to follow along more easily. The accuracy of Live Captions may vary as the feature is currently in beta.
A number of iPhone and iPad users have taken to Twitter to complain about how they are unable to make FaceTime calls to their friends or family using an old iPhone or iPad that's running iOS 9.3.5/6.