Video calling

How to blur your background in video calls on iPhone and iPad

An iPhone showing a woman on iPhone screen during a video call with her background blurred

You can enable portrait effects in video calls made via FaceTime and other video calling apps like WhatsApp. This adds a bokeh effect to the video call, which can help blur and hide the background. It's one of the exciting features offered in iOS 15.

In this tutorial, we show you how you can blur the background in video calls on your iPhone or iPad.

How to disable FaceTime eye contact correction

Lady Gaga and Tim Cook's Tonight Show FaceTime call

A cool FaceTime eye contact correction feature helps you establish eye contact even when you're looking at the screen instead of the camera. If you find this feature a bit unsettling, follow along with our tutorial that will walk you through the steps to disable it entirely.

How to record calls with Skype on iPhone

Skype Start Recording iPhone

If you use Skype calls for things like interviews or meetings, you might not realize that you can record those calls instead of trying to capture everything by taking notes.

You can record audio and video Skype-to-Skype calls with a simple tap. Those recordings will then be available for you to save or share. If this is new to you, we’ll show you how to record your Skype calls in iPhone.