Capture Live Photos, Audio, and Video

During a FaceTime call, you may want to record the audio or audio and video or capture images while video is active. Apple offers a few ways you can accomplish this.

Capture a Photo in FaceTime

You can grab images from FaceTime in one of two ways: a supported FaceTime feature or the systemwide screen capture tools in iOS/iPadOS and macOS.

Capture a Live Photo Using FaceTime

FaceTime includes a built-in snapshot feature, which Apple calls a “FaceTime photo.” It captures a Live ...

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