FaceTime Live Photo requirements

To capture a Live Photo in a one on one FaceTime video call, make sure both you and the other person on the call have any of the following:

• A Mac with the latest version of either macOS 10.13.6 or macOS 10.14.4 or later

  For more information about the latest versions of macOS, see the Apple Support article Apple security updates.

• An iPhone with iOS 12.1.4 or later

• An iPad with iPadOS 13 or later

To capture a Live Photo in a Group FaceTime video call, make sure you and the other people on the call have any of the following:

• A Mac with macOS 10.15 or later

• An iPhone with iOS 13 or later

• An iPad with iPadOS 13 or later

To capture a Live Photo of another participant, you and the other person both need to enable Live Photos in FaceTime settings.

This feature is not available in all countries or regions.