Get a Little Closer with FaceTime

FaceTime, Apple’s cross-platform audio/video chat app, got significant improvements in Monterey (as well as in iOS 15/iPadOS 15; see Take Control of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 by Josh Centers for more on those platforms). New features make it easier for participants to be seen and heard, to experience media together in real time, and to include people using non-Apple platforms.

Explore Audio Changes

First, let’s look at improvements to the audio portion of your FaceTime calls in Monterey:

  • Spatial audio: This feature, which is applicable only in video calls with two or more other people, adjusts the audio of the other participants in the stereo field so that they sound as though they’re talking from wherever they’re ...

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