How to Add Personality to FaceTime in iOS 12

Updated Aug 30,2018 | by Joy

iOS 12 has introduced some long-anticipated new features in FaceTime app. Want to learn how to add personality to FaceTime in iOS 12 to have a more exciting FaceTime video chat with your friends and families? Before learning how to make it, let’s see what’s new in FaceTime on iOS 12. 

Apple added a new feature in FaceTime called group FaceTime in iOS 12, which is designed to support video and audio with up to 32 people at one time. People can join an active one at any time so long as the call is still on-going. In its user face, each caller can get their own individual box, which will shrink in size as more users are added. And the tile of the people speaking will automatically get larger and move to front so that you will never lose track of the conversation. 

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Besides, users are able to converse on group FaceTime by creating Memoji, Animoji, stickers effects in iOS 12, which will definitely bring people a lot of fun. Can’t wait to know how to add personality to FaceTime in iOS 12 ? Read on to make your own personalized FaceTime call.

iOS 11 enables users to take Live Photos while they are having a FaceTime video chat with friends and family. And regarding to the new features in iOS 12, you are allowed to add effects like Animoji, Memoji, filters, stickers and other effects to make a personalized FaceTime call. Here, you need to know that Memoji should be created in Messages app first and then you can apply it to FaceTime, because the created Memoji effects will be available in FaceTime on iOS 12.

Memoji Should be Created in Messages First Before Applying to FaceTime in iOS 12

Step 1. Open Messages app and select the ‘Animoji’ icon, which looks like a little monkey. 

Step 2. Scroll all the way to the right until you see the "+" button and tap it. Then you will be able to create your own Memoji.

With everything ready now, you can follow the steps to add Memoji and Animoji to FaceTime on iOS 12.

Start to Add Animoji or Memoji to FaceTime in iOS 12

Step 1. Open FaceTime app on your iPhone or iPad and start a call.

Step 2. Tap on the star-shaped effects icon at the bottom left corner of the screen and then click on ‘Animoji’ icon.

Step 3. After clicking ‘Animoji’ icon, you have an access to all of your created Memojis and the abundant Animojis. Here, your Memoji will be at the very end of the list. Next scroll through the list to select one you want to add and then it will be displayed over your face.

Add Stickers or Filters to FaceTime in iOS 12

The steps of adding stickers or filters are in the same way as the previous steps you add Memojis and Animojis to FaceTime in iOS 12.

Step 1. Open FaceTime app and start a call.

Step 2. Click on the star-shaped icon and you will see plenty of stickers and filters in the list you can apply to FaceTime in iOS 12. But here note that the ‘Animoji’ icon is the first one in the list. Then scroll through the list to click on the ‘Sticker’ or ‘Filter’ icon to choose the right one you want to apply.

All these added effects will stay in your FaceTime call until you remove them, which you can do by repeating these steps and selecting options like "None" for Animoji or "Original" under Filters.

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