

If another FaceTime or phone call comes in during a session, a notification appears on the TV to let the user know someone is calling - without revealing who the caller is, to preserve the user’s privacy on a communal device.Ĭontinuity Camera, which already allows devices such the iPhone to be attached to an Apple computer with a lesser camera, will also be linked to the Apple TV that has no camera at all. The FaceTime app on Apple TV 4K will allow users to initiate calls directly from their TV, or start calls on iPhone or iPad, and hand them off to Apple TV.Ī Split View for Apple TV will allow users to create a ‘SharePlay’ session while also seeing everyone on the FaceTime call.Ĭontrols on the iPhone or iPad make it easy to transfer a FaceTime call back to those devices as needed. “tvOS 17 transforms the biggest screen in the home with FaceTime and new video conferencing capabilities, giving Apple TV 4K users the ability to easily connect with anyone right from their living room,” said Bob Borchers, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. The announcement was made at the WWDC23 event, where Apple also unveiled its spatial computer, Apple Vision Pro, the Cupertino company announced a series of upgrades for its Apple TV 4K product. The premise is that Apple Music, Apple Fitness+, and Apple Arcade will all be available on the big screen.
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Remarkably, it’s the first time that FaceTime has been made available on Apple TV and spells an upgrade centred around the Apple ecosystem.

Apple says it will bring FaceTime and video conferencing to the biggest screen in the home when it upgrades Apple TV 4K to tvOS 17.
