{"id":1543,"date":"2020-12-03T05:23:26","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T05:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1330331"},"modified":"2020-12-03T05:23:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T05:23:26","slug":"huzzah-apple-enables-hd-facetime-calls-on-iphone-8-through-iphone-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=1543","title":{"rendered":"Huzzah! Apple enables HD FaceTime calls on iPhone 8 through iPhone 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019ve been using video calls to stay in touch with friends a lot because of the coronavirus pandemic. And I really appreciate it when apps and devices have features to make the call quality better.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Apple has&nbsp;<span>quietly<\/span> introduced support from 1080p FaceTime calling to some older iPhones \u2014 but only on Wi-Fi. According to findings by MacMagazine, the company has <a href=\"https:\/\/macmagazine.com.br\/post\/2020\/12\/01\/iphones-8-e-mais-recentes-agora-suportam-facetime-hd-1080p\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">listed this feature on product pages of iPhone 8 through iPhone 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1330332 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-03-at-10.29.44-AM-796x419.png\" alt width=\"796\" height=\"419\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-03-at-10.29.44-AM-796x419.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-03-at-10.29.44-AM-280x148.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-03-at-10.29.44-AM-512x270.png 512w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-03-at-10.29.44-AM-256x135.png 256w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-03-at-10.29.44-AM.png 1061w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/12\/03\/huzzah-apple-enables-hd-facetime-calls-on-iphone-8-through-iphone-11\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2020%2F12%2F03%2Fhuzzah-apple-enables-hd-facetime-calls-on-iphone-8-through-iphone-11%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Apple\u2019s product page is now listing 1080p FaceTime calling over WiFI.\" data-title=\"Share Apple\u2019s product page is now listing 1080p FaceTime calling over WiFI. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Apple\u2019s product page is now listing 1080p FaceTime calling over WiFI. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Apple\u2019s product page is now listing 1080p FaceTime calling over WiFI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The publication notes that prior to the iOS 14.2 rollout, this feature wasn\u2019t available on any of these devices. Surprisingly, the Cupertino-based firm didn\u2019t mention this in <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/ios-ipados-release-notes\/ios-ipados-14_2-release-notes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">the release notes<\/a> for the update.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/readme\/2020\/11\/26\/how-to-build-a-search-engine-for-criminal-data\/\">How to build a search engine for criminal data<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>iPhone 12 series phones already have this ability&nbsp;<span>out of the box, and they support HD FaceTime calls over a 5G connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is a very useful addition to older iPhones, and at a time when people can\u2019t meet each other, having better video call quality is essential. If you own an older iPhone, you can get <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/11\/06\/ios-14-2-has-100-new-emoji-so-hit-that-update-button\/\">this feature by updating to iOS 14.2.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/thenextweb\/newsletter\">and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\"> Published December 3, 2020 \u2014 05:23 UTC <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/12\/03\/huzzah-apple-enables-hd-facetime-calls-on-iphone-8-through-iphone-11\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been using video calls to stay in touch with friends a lot because of the coronavirus pandemic. 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