Whatever happened to attention correction on FaceTime?

[Seanm87]

I know this feature was original trialed for ios13 but didn’t make the cut.

Apprently ios14 includes this but i cant see a reference to it on my iPad Pro 2018 or iPhone X. It doesn’t seem to have been mentioned with the release notes. Does it exist?

 

[StumpyBloke]

Settings, FaceTime, eye contact

 

[en0x]

I know this feature was original trialed for ios13 but didn’t make the cut.

Apprently ios14 includes this but i cant see a reference to it on my iPad Pro 2018 or iPhone X. It doesn’t seem to have been mentioned with the release notes. Does it exist?

It does not show up for my iPhone X but it's there on my sisters iPhone XR

 

[Seanm87]

Settings, FaceTime, eye contact

Not showing for me.

Strange as both my devices have the FaceID cameras it requires.

 

[gwhizkids]

It does not show up for my iPhone X but it's there on my sisters iPhone XR

I do have it on 11Pro

 

[MoparShaha]

Shows up on my 11 Pro, but not on my 2018 11” iPad Pro. Wonder if it has to do with some feature in the newer processors?

 

[MacCheetah3]

I did forget about that feature. Anyway, to answer your question, address your confusion @Seanm87...

Attention Correction utilizes the ARKit 3 framework and its enhanced tracking capability. ARKit 3 and later require an A12 Bionic. So, the iPhone X (A11 Bionic) is a no go.

How to use FaceTime Eye Contact on iPhone and iPad - iGeeksBlog

Video calls have become the new normal. Unfortunately, you can't see each other eye to eye on a video call unless you stare directly at the camera. But then you are not looking at the person, beating the whole point! Thankfully, Apple offers the FaceTime Eye Contact features on your iPhone to...

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ARKit 6 - Augmented Reality - Apple Developer

Take advantage of the latest advances in ARKit to create incredible augmented reality experiences for Apple platforms.

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Expanded Face Tracking Support
Support for Face Tracking extends to the front-facing camera on any device with the A12 Bionic chip and later, including iPhone SE, so even more users can delight in AR experiences using the front-facing camera. Track up to three faces at once using the TrueDepth camera to power front-facing camera experiences like Memoji and Snapchat.

 

[Seanm87]

I did forget about that feature. Anyway, to answer your question, address your confusion @Seanm87...

Attention Correction utilizes the ARKit 3 framework and its enhanced tracking capability. ARKit 3 and later require an A12 Bionic. So, the iPhone X (A11 Bionic) is a no go.

How to use FaceTime Eye Contact on iPhone and iPad - iGeeksBlog

Video calls have become the new normal. Unfortunately, you can't see each other eye to eye on a video call unless you stare directly at the camera. But then you are not looking at the person, beating the whole point! Thankfully, Apple offers the FaceTime Eye Contact features on your iPhone to...

www.igeeksblog.com

ARKit 6 - Augmented Reality - Apple Developer

Take advantage of the latest advances in ARKit to create incredible augmented reality experiences for Apple platforms.

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Ah ok that explains the iPhone then.

What about the iPad Pro though? My 2018 model has an A12X chip so should be able to do it. Another poster mentioned there’s doesnt have it either. Feels like it needs it more on the iPad.

Does anyone have the 2020 pro model to check?

 

[MacCheetah3]

Shows up on my 11 Pro, but not on my 2018 11” iPad Pro. Wonder if it has to do with some feature in the newer processors?

Ah ok that explains the iPhone then.

What about the iPad Pro though? My 2018 model has an A12X chip so should be able to do it. Another poster mentioned there’s doesnt have it either. Feels like it needs it more on the iPad.

Not available on the 2018 iPad Pro is bewildering.
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After some searching, I came across this:

How to Enable/Disable FaceTime Eye Contact Correction in iOS 14

If you no longer want to use eye contact feature, follow these quick steps to disable FaceTime eye contact feature in iOS 14 on your iPhone.

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Note that the feature is neither available on the iPad nor the Mac.

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Does anyone have the 2020 pro model to check?

I do concur that those with a newer, FaceID-equipped iPad could check (i.e. verify) it would be helpful.

Also, I wonder if iPads were actually tested when the feature first became available.

Testing the New FaceTime Attention Correction Feature in iOS 13

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You can access ‌FaceTime‌ Attention Correction on iPhone XS, ‌iPhone XS‌ Max, iPhone XR, and 2018 iPad Pro models running the third developer beta of iOS 13. It's a setting that's available in the ‌FaceTime‌ section of the Settings app.

 

[Mike Wolf]

Yeah I’m not seeing this setting anywhere on the 2020 iPad Pro or the 2022 iPad Pro, even on iPadOS 17. No idea why people said they saw it.

 

[gwhizkids]

Yeah I’m not seeing this setting anywhere on the 2020 iPad Pro or the 2022 iPad Pro, even on iPadOS 17. No idea why people said they saw it.

Well given that the last post before yours was in October 2020, that might have something to do with it.

 

[Mike Wolf]

Well given that the last post before yours was in October 2020, that might have something to do with it.

Not really. It still doesn’t explain how there’s been at least two major OS updates since that post and it’s still not there.

 

[gwhizkids]

Not really. It still doesn’t explain how there’s been at least two major OS updates since that post and it’s still not there.

Sure it does. Features disappear all the time. And in the case of the iPads, with most now having their FaceTime camera in the center on the long side there isn’t as much need for this.