iOS 13 Introduces a Cool New ‘FaceTime Attention Correction’ Feature

Apple has added a new FaceTime Attention Correction feature in iOS 13 Beta 3 which gives the impression to the recipient of the video call that the person is looking at them and towards the front camera when they are actually looking at the center of the screen.

Depending on what you prefer, this feature is borderline cool or creepy. The FaceTime Attention Correction feature is only available on the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. While it is clear that it relies on the TrueDepth camera system of the handset to work properly, it is unclear why it is not available on the iPhone XR and the iPhone X.



Mike Rundle

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@flyosity

· Jul 3, 2019

Haven’t tested this yet, but if Apple uses some dark magic to move my gaze to seem like I’m staring at the camera and not at the screen I will be flabbergasted. (New in beta 3!)





Fernando Antônio

@FAAPF

Tested and it does works VERY well, you can spot the distortion if there’s something in front of it

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Will Sigmon

@WSig

Guys - "FaceTime Attention Correction" in iOS 13 beta 3 is wild.




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Mike Rundle

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@flyosity

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Okay, just FaceTime’d with @WSig and this actually works. Looking at him on-screen (not at the camera) produces a picture of me looking dead at his eyes like I was staring at the camera. This is insane. This is some next-century shit.

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It is possible that we will see Apple expand this feature to other Face ID-enabled iPhones and iPads in future iOS 13 beta releases. The feature does show up on the 11-inch iPad Pro but just does not work which likely hints that Apple just needs more time to further polish it.

Developer Mike Rundle had actually predicted that this feature would be coming to iPhones sometime in the future back in 2017 itself. Thankfully, if you find this feature creepy, you can disable it from Settings -> FaceTime. The feature is also likely not going to work properly for users who wear glasses.

What do you think about the FaceTime Attention Correction feature? Cool or creepy?

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