How to Use Portrait Mode in FaceTime

Do you want to look your best on FaceTime? Try using Portrait Mode on FaceTime, a new feature in iOS 15 that blurs the background behind you while keeping your face in sharp definition. You'll look great and won't have to worry about having a messy background. This wikiHow article will teach you how to use Portrait Mode in FaceTime.

[Edit]Steps

[Edit]Turning on Portrait Mode through Control Center

1. Open FaceTime. The FaceTime app icon is a white video camera in a green square.
   
2. Open Control Center. Swipe down and left from the top right corner of your screen to open your Control Center.
   
3. Tap “Video Effects”. In the top left corner of your screen, tap the “Video Effects” button.^[1]
   
4. Tap the Portrait Mode icon. In the pop-up window that appears, tap the circular icon with the silhouette of a person in a rectangle to enable Portrait Mode.
   
   • Once enabled, the Portrait Mode button will turn blue, and the text below it will say “Portrait On”.

[Edit]Turning on Portrait Mode While FaceTiming Someone

1. FaceTime someone. Start a FaceTime call with someone.
   
   • If the person takes a second to pick up, you can easily turn Portrait Mode on by clicking the icon with the silhouette of a person in a rectangle in the bottom middle of the screen.
2. Tap the window with your video. Once the FaceTime call has connected, tap the small window that appears with your video.
   
3. Tap the Portrait Mode icon. At the top left of your video window, tap the circular icon with the silhouette of a person in a rectangle to enable Portrait Mode.
   

[Edit]Tips

• Portrait Mode on FaceTime is only available on the iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later, and on the sixth generation iPad mini, ninth generation iPad, and later.
• Once you have turned on Portrait Mode on FaceTime, it will stay on until you turn it off again.

[Edit]References

[Edit]Quick Summary

1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/change-the-video-settings-iphfb3d2a12b/ios