Do you own a Mac computer and want to share your screen with Facetime? If yes then you have landed on the right page. In this article, we will learn how to screen share with Facetime on Mac. Follow the below steps to do the same on your Mac.
Screen sharing is a tool that had been missing from FaceTime in MacOS for far too long, but finally, Apple Inc. added the feature screen sharing feature in MacOS Monterey 12.1 version.
All the latest Macs, iPhones and iPads all can screen share when running the appropriate software.
If you are working in a company or a team where all the people are using compatible operating systems, then you can screen share with FaceTime. So let’s discuss how to screenshare on MAC Facetime and how this feature works.
Share your screen on FaceTime using share play
To use the screensharing feature you must have MacOS 12.1 and above, iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1 and above versions of operating systems in your devices. But you can’t share your screen with Windows and Android users for using that you have to ensure that everyone on the call has the right software installed. If the participant lacks a compatible device, the screen-sharing option won’t appear.
So let’s see how to share your screen on FaceTime using MacOS.
- Launch the FaceTime
- Click New FaceTime or select a recent contact and make the call
- Once the call is connected, click on the SharePlay icon
- Choose Window to share a specific window or Screen to share your entire screen. If you select Window, you will need to choose which app to share from
Other participants on the FaceTime call will be able to view the screen or window you shared with them.
If you want to end screen sharing with the participants or want to see a specific thing the participants can see, you can do so from the same SharePlay menu. FaceTime also offers some additional features that let you do cool things like – watching movies with your friends or someone close to you but he/she is very far from you. You both persons can watch the same web series, content or any kind of show at the same time using the FaceTime screen-sharing feature on MacOS.
FaceTime Screen Sharing is a new Feature
Screen sharing is a very useful feature while doing video conferencing with your team or in case you are a teacher who gives online classes to your students. Now you can use FaceTime in MacOS to share your PC screen. You can share your screen with the students or participants within a few clicks and the user interface of FaceTime screen sharing is user friendly.
But the only problem is that if someone is using the older version on their Mac, iPhone or iPad, they will not be able to join the screen-sharing calls.