How to turn on portrait mode and blur your background on Facetime

It’s very important to look your best during a video call, especially if it’s for work purposes. Sometimes distractions in the background can be annoying, which is why people are fans of blurring it out. Today we’ll show you how to do portrait mode on Facetime, which is among the video calling apps of choice for Apple users.

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Editor’s note: We used an Apple iPhone 12 Mini running iOS 16.1.1 to formulate these steps. Keep in mind some steps may be different depending on your hardware and software version.

Turn on portrait mode during a Facetime call

Of course, you can turn portrait mode on or off during a call. Here’s how to do it.

1. Enter a Facetime call.
2. Tap on your tile.
3. You should see a portrait mode button in the top-left corner. Tap on it.
4. Tap on the same button to turn portrait mode off.

From the Control Center

If you want to have portrait mode on by default anytime you’re on a Facetime call, it’s also possible to set it on by default. This is done from the Control Center.

1. Launch Facetime.
2. Open the Control Center. In an iPhone with a home button, you can do this by swiping up from the bottom edge of the screen. If you have a phone with Face ID, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen.
3. Tap on Video Effects.
4. Tap where it says Portrait Off. The button will be highlighted and read Portrait On. You can tap on it again to turn off portrait mode.

Read more: How to use Facetime on Android and Windows

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