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<blockquote data-quote="25thirtysix" data-source="post: 1928436" data-attributes="member: 416980"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 26px">I HAVE A (PARTIAL) SOLUTION</span></strong></p><p></p><p>I spoke with an Apple Senior Support person this morning and she was able to come up with a solution.</p><p></p><p>It appears that Apple has made it difficult for wireless connected iPhones to work as a webcam (for FaceTime and any other video streaming app/service) for any Mac that does not have a built in webcam (e.g. Mac Mini). They did this for privacy reasons; so that the video/audio connection is not left open after a call.</p><p></p><p><strong>The solution is to set the iPhone into "protected" mode</strong> prior to opening FaceTime (or other video apps). To set the iPhone up you need to lightly press the phone's power switch (you do not turn off the phone). There is no need to pair the phone via Bluetooth it will just connect. This works on my Mac Mini M1 and iPhone 11 combination.</p><p></p><p><strong>However, there is still an issue.</strong> If you stop using (say) FaceTime by quitting the app and then wish to make another FaceTime call the video connection is not made (the iPhone is not recognised by FaceTime on the Mac). You need to Shutdown (not Reboot) your Mac, then restart and the iPhone will once again function as a webcam.</p><p></p><p>This technique is to totally satisfactory but I think it's about as good as it's likely to get.</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Peter</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="25thirtysix, post: 1928436, member: 416980"] [B][SIZE=7]I HAVE A (PARTIAL) SOLUTION[/SIZE][/B] I spoke with an Apple Senior Support person this morning and she was able to come up with a solution. It appears that Apple has made it difficult for wireless connected iPhones to work as a webcam (for FaceTime and any other video streaming app/service) for any Mac that does not have a built in webcam (e.g. Mac Mini). They did this for privacy reasons; so that the video/audio connection is not left open after a call. [B]The solution is to set the iPhone into "protected" mode[/B] prior to opening FaceTime (or other video apps). To set the iPhone up you need to lightly press the phone's power switch (you do not turn off the phone). There is no need to pair the phone via Bluetooth it will just connect. This works on my Mac Mini M1 and iPhone 11 combination. [B]However, there is still an issue.[/B] If you stop using (say) FaceTime by quitting the app and then wish to make another FaceTime call the video connection is not made (the iPhone is not recognised by FaceTime on the Mac). You need to Shutdown (not Reboot) your Mac, then restart and the iPhone will once again function as a webcam. This technique is to totally satisfactory but I think it's about as good as it's likely to get. Regards, Peter [/QUOTE]
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