The Creepy “Fake Eye Contact” Feature on FaceTime You NEVER Knew “I’m Terrified”
- iPhone users have discovered a scary feature in their FaceTime settings
- Little-known feature, which Apple quietly launched in 2019, will make it seem like users are making eye contact with the person they are FaceTiming
- Branded as ‘creepy’ and ‘terrifying’ by iPhone users who knew nothing about it
iPhone users have discovered a creepy feature in their FaceTime settings that “forces” them to make eye contact with the person on the other end of the phone.
The little-known feature, which Apple quietly launched in 2019, will make it seem like users are making eye contact with the person they’re FaceTiming with, even if they’re looking elsewhere.
Without the feature, if a person is looking directly at the person on the other end of the phone, it will appear as if they are not looking in the eye because they are not looking directly into the camera.
iPhone users have discovered a scary feature in their FaceTime settings that requires them to make eye contact with the person on the other end of the phone. Pictured: Twitter user Mike Rundle without the filter, left and thus right
However, the feature will digitally alter your image during a FaceTime so that your eyes appear to be looking directly at the caller.
Tech enthusiast Will Sig shared a photo of him FaceTiming his friend Mike Rundle — with and without the setting on.
With eye contact correction on, Mike’s gaze is down, while once on, he appears to be looking Will straight in the eye.
“FaceTime attention correction is wild,” he wrote sharing the two photos.
Apple uses the ARCore – the same technology used for Face ID and Animoji – to make this work. The setting is turned on automatically, much to the shock of many iPhone users
Apple uses the ARCore – the same technology used for Face ID and Animoji – to make this work. The setting is turned on automatically, much to the horror of many iPhone users.
Officially called FaceTime Attention Correction, some claim it can help calling with a more personal feel – but others have labeled it “creepy” and urged others to “turn it off now.”
‘Facetime eye contact thing is creepy as f***’ wrote one Twitter user.
“I didn’t know iOS14 had a FaceTime update called ‘Eye Contact’ that changes the way your eyes look and I was really terrified and confused,” wrote another.
“I just found out that facetime has a weird eye contact feature???? that’s scary” said another.
“Just found out that there is an augmented reality filter enabled by default in recent versions of #FaceTime that edits your eyes to make it look like you’re making eye contact! What in the neurotypical?’ one tweeted.
“The eye contact feature on FaceTime is scary,” said another.
To turn it off, users need to go to settings, then choose FaceTime and turn off ‘Eye Contact’.
Officially called FaceTime Attention Correction, some claim it can help make conversations more personal — but others have branded it “creepy” and urged others to “turn it off now.”