Not all features that Apple adds to their operating systems are downright good. A great example is the triggering of various animations in response to hand gestures, which arrived with the arrival of iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma for video calls via FaceTime. On the one hand, this is an interesting effect, but on the other hand, it is something that may not always be entirely appropriate. However, this option Apple He put it on by default, which caused a lot of embarrassment, at least according to posts on social media. However, this has now beenonewill change.
Since many users still don't realize that the feature is on by default, and turning it off isn't exactly intuitive (it has to be done via the camera controls in Control Center after you launch FaceTime), he decided Apple this element in iOS 17.4 will disable it by default, and third-party apps will be able to do the same with the release of a new API. This should prevent users from unknowingly triggering animations through their gestures, disrupting the tone of the video conference. After all, launching a spectacular fireworks display behind you after giving a two-thumbs-up in front of the camera in a formal meeting doesn't look good, just as it doesn't look good behind youchat confetti falling. It is in light of the whole matter that it is almost surprising that Apple he is resorting to a similar step only now.
Wow…a formal FaceTime meeting? :D That's for sure :D