How to Take Photos on FaceTime

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Open the FaceTime app on your iPhone or iPad.. Search for a contact to FaceTime.. Tap the camcorder icon next to their name.

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Steps

1

Open the FaceTime app on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 1

Open the FaceTime app on your iPhone or iPad.

2

Search for a contact to FaceTime.

Step 2

Search for a contact to FaceTime.

3

Tap the camcorder icon next to their name.

Step 3

Tap the camcorder icon next to their name.

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Hold down the Power button and the Home button at the same time to take a photo.

Step 4

Hold down the Power button and the Home button at the same time to take a photo.

5

Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 5

Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.

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Tap on FaceTime.

Step 6

Tap on FaceTime.

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Make sure the FaceTime Live Photos toggle is on .

Step 7

Make sure the FaceTime Live Photos toggle is on .

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Open the FaceTime app on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 8

Open the FaceTime app on your iPhone or iPad.

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Search for a contact to FaceTime.

Step 9

Search for a contact to FaceTime.

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Tap their name, then tap FaceTime.

Step 10

Tap their name, then tap FaceTime.

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Tap the white circle in the bottom left corner of the screen when you want a Liv

Step 11

Tap the white circle in the bottom left corner of the screen when you want a Live Photo.

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Open the FaceTime app on your Mac.

Step 12

Open the FaceTime app on your Mac.

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Click FaceTime.

Step 13

Click FaceTime.

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Select Preferences, then Settings.

Step 14

Select Preferences, then Settings.

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Tick the box that says "Allow Live Photos to be captured during Video calls".

Step 15

Tick the box that says "Allow Live Photos to be captured during Video calls".

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Search for a contact to FaceTime.

Step 16

Search for a contact to FaceTime.

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Click Video at the bottom.

Step 17

Click Video at the bottom.

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Select the FaceTime window, then click the white circle to take a Live Photo.

Step 18

Select the FaceTime window, then click the white circle to take a Live Photo.

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