- Someone opposite you can join the call on the outer display
- Everyone sees everyone, with no crowding round one screen
- Prop the phone up for hands-free calls
Group FaceTime calls on a phone usually mean squeezing into the frame or passing the phone around. iPhone Duo has two screens and a camera on each side, so it can do better. With Duo FaceTime, you use the inner display while the person sitting across from you joins in on the outer display.
This feature is exclusive to iPhone Duo.
How to use Duo FaceTime
- Unfold iPhone Duo and start or answer a FaceTime call.
- Tap the button in the call controls, then tap Duo FaceTime.
- Stand the phone half folded on a table, or hold it so the outer display faces the other person.
The person you’re calling now sees both of you, and both of you can see them. When you close the phone, the call goes back to a normal FaceTime view.
Go hands-free
iPhone Duo stands up on its own, so you don’t need to hold it during a long call. Fold it partway like a laptop and set it on a table, and you can carry on chatting while you cook or tidy up.
Use the best light you can
The inner display’s FaceTime camera is hidden under the screen. It’s fine in good light, but it looks grainy in dim rooms, so turn on a lamp or face a window. If the light is poor, close the phone and use the 12MP Center Stage camera above the outer display, which is sharper.
Phone calls work differently
Regular phone calls behave a little differently. There’s no earpiece on the inner display, so if you open iPhone Duo during a call, it switches to speakerphone. To hold the phone to your ear, keep it closed.
Pro tip: Center Stage on the outer camera keeps people in frame as they move, so it’s great for a family call where the kids won’t sit still.