Published , by Donovan Erskine
Published , by Donovan Erskine
The iOS 17 update for iPhone and iPads added a slew of new features for Apple’s smartphones and tablets. This included expansions to FaceTime, the popular video calling app. Now, users can use FaceTime to send video messages to their friends and family when they aren’t available for a call. If you’d like to try out the new feature for yourself, we can show you how to send FaceTime messages in iOS 17.
To send a FaceTime video message, you’ll need to make a FaceTime call to someone in your contacts. If they don’t answer, you’ll now have the option to “record.” Select this option and your camera will open, allowing you to record a brief video of yourself to send to your contact. When they check their phone, they’ll be able to watch your video message in their FaceTime app.
It’s important to note that you can only leave a FaceTime video message when your call is not successful. There is no way to just send a video message to a contact (unless you send them a video through iMessage). Think of it as a voicemail, but with a video component. Be aware that you can only send FaceTime video messages to users who have updated their phones to iOS 17. If they’re using a prior version of iOS, the record button will be grayed out on the Call Unavailable screen.
That’s how you can leave FaceTime video messages in iOS 17. It’s a handy feature for when you want to show somebody something, but they aren’t available at the time of your call. It was just one of several new features introduced in the iOS 17 update for iPhones and iPads. For more guides and news in the world of Apple, Shacknews has you covered.