Since iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple has included Messages-like reactions in FaceTime that lighten up your video with visual effects. But rather than triggering them with words, you can trigger them ...

If you have seen thumbs-up bubbles or confetti going off on your screen while moving your hands on a video call, you are not alone. A lot of people think that this is some quirk of Zoom or WhatsApp.

Just as macOS Sonoma has introduced gesture-based reactions in video calls, the same feature has come to iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to add augmented reality graphics to your video calls. Here's how to use ...

Virtual fireworks are fun. But on some video calls, they prove wildly inappropriate. It works in FaceTime video calls and various other videoconferencing software. However, the Off button isn’t where ...

From recognizing that you've raised your hand to speak, to showing you being rained on for some reason, macOS Sonoma is transforming the familiar video call. Here's how to use it. Apple calls this ...