Virtual fireworks are fun. But on some video calls, they prove wildly inappropriate. It works in FaceTime video calls and various other videoconferencing software. However, the Off button isn’t where ...

If you have seen thumbs-up bubbles or confetti going off on your screen while moving your hands on a video call, you are not alone. A lot of people think that this is some quirk of Zoom or WhatsApp.

In iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple introduced Messages-like reactions to FaceTime that lighten up your video with visual effects. Rather than triggering them with words, they are triggered using physical ...

From recognizing that you've raised your hand to speak, to showing you being rained on for some reason, macOS Sonoma is transforming the familiar video call. Here's how to use it. Apple calls this ...