Here’s a novelty in the iOS 14.2 update that went unnoticed by everyone until someone at MacMagazine was reviewing the iPhone specs and functions on Apple’s official website. It turns out that thanks to this new version, IPhone 8 and later generations of the phone can make FaceTime calls at 1080p.
This includes the iPhone 8, X, XR, XS, 11, 11 Pro, 12 and 12 Pro; in addition to the latest generation iPhone SE. To achieve this quality in FaceTime calls the terminal must be connected to a Wi-Fi network (and that it has enough bandwidth), although with the iPhone 12 we have the alternative of doing this if we have 5G coverage.
Made on iPhone, pending on iPad and some Macs
For the moment this advantage not yet available on iPad, in no model, although maybe in the future. In the case of Macs, it is more difficult, because except in some models in which the FaceTime camera has been improved, what Apple has done is to improve the quality of the images from the 720p camera through algorithms. This is the case with the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with M1 chip.
FaceTime has been one of the most used tools this year due to the pandemic, so this little update is appreciated. If during your next Wi-Fi video conference you perceive that the image quality has improved, it is because of this change. Remember: All call participants must be updated to iOS 14.2 or later system.
