FaceTime Dual Capture shows your front and rear cameras in the same call, and you start it with one tap on the flip camera button. Only the iPhone 17 and newer models can send both views, but anyone on iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27 can watch.
Dual Capture came to FaceTime with iOS 27 for one-on-one calls and reached Group FaceTime in iOS 27.2. It builds on the Dual Capture recording mode Apple introduced with the iPhone 17 lineup, and no setting needs to be turned on first.
Flip the Camera During a Call to Start FaceTime Dual Capture
- Open Settings > General > Software Update and install iOS 27 or later if you have not already.
- Start a FaceTime call, or join one that is already running.
- Tap the flip camera button in the bottom-left corner of the camera viewfinder.
- FaceTime now streams your front and rear cameras together, so the other person sees you and what is in front of you at the same time.
- Tap the flip camera button again to turn off the front camera and show only the rear camera.
There is no Dual Capture switch in Settings. Flipping the camera on a compatible iPhone is what starts it, and the front camera stays on by default so the other person keeps seeing your face.
Only the iPhone 17 and Newer Models Can Send Both Views
Dual Capture runs on the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air, along with newer models such as the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone Duo.
Receiving a dual stream has no hardware requirement. The people on the call need iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27 to see both views, so an older iPhone can watch a dual stream even though it cannot send one. If the person you are calling sees only one camera, check that their device has been updated.
Group FaceTime Calls Support Dual Capture From iOS 27.2
In iOS 27.0 the feature worked only in one-on-one calls. With iOS 27.2, tapping the flip camera button during a Group FaceTime call streams both cameras to everyone on the call, as long as they are on iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27.
The same release lets you bring a third-party sign language interpreter or live captioner onto a FaceTime call. iOS 27.2 installs on the iPhone 11 and later, but only the iPhone 17 and newer models can send both cameras.
