Apple and FaceTime embrace the multiplatform: video calls can also be made from Windows and Android
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A few hours ago Apple held its conference, WWDC2021 in which it focused mainly on software. An event of which our colleagues from Xataka have given full coverage and in which a novelty that affects Windows users has been announced. This is the support for FaceTime on computers based on the Microsoft operating system
Apple has just announced at its WWDC 2021 developer conference that its video calling app for iOS and macOS, FaceTime, will finally be compatible with more platformsand among them is Windows. So now it's time to see how it will work.
The secret is in the browser
For now, what we know is that it will not be an application developed exclusively for Windows or other platforms, in the case of Android, but that will be carried out through the web browser and the use of links.
FaceTime will have a new feature that allows share links anywhere and invite people to a video call In this way, a user of Windows or Android can join a video or FaceTime call even if you're not using an Apple device.
Any iOS, iPadOS, or macOS user using FaceTime can start a video call and invite users from other platforms. The secret is in the browser and all you have to do is open the link and thus be able to talk to anyone.
In addition, Apple has announced that you can schedule video calls with FaceTime to make them later and that in addition, all video calls will have encryption end to end, which guarantees the confidentiality of our data.
They have also announced other improvements related to FaceTime, such as the possibility of using a new portrait mode that automatically blurs the background, a new grid view for group video calls or the SharePlay option, for share music, movies via Facetime, so we can play music from Apple Music within a FaceTime call and it will sync with everyone in the call.
Perhaps we are facing an attempt by Apple to win over users in the video call market now that applications like Zoom or its own app Teams, are gaining fans, even in the domestic market.
