{
  "id": 16676292,
  "title": "Why Can't iPhone Duo Users Make Eye Contact on FaceTime?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/why-cant-iphone-duo-users-make-eye-contact-on-facetime",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T22:49:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/26/iphone-duo-users-not-make-eye-contact-facetime/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "FaceTime's Eye Contact feature, which uses machine learning to make it seem like you're looking into the camera during a video call, is absent on the iPhone Duo. MacRumors forum member TwoBytes was the first to notice the issue while using the device. While some speculate the iPhone Duo's lack of Face ID and TrueDepth camera is the reason, this doesn't seem to be the case, as iPhone SE models with Touch ID also have the option in settings. Another theory is the camera's position on the inner display, which is located on the right-hand side and away from the center where the other caller's face appears. Given the Duo's design, the camera's position relative to your gaze changes depending on the display used and when the device is folded. Apple also restricts Eye Tracking, a gaze-based accessibility feature, to fully open Duo devices. Apple has not yet provided a technical explanation for the lack of Eye Contact on the iPhone Duo.",
  "summary": "FaceTime's Eye Contact setting is missing on the iPhone Duo, MacRumors can confirm. The setting was first flagged as absent by MacRumors forum member TwoBytes , who noticed their eyes looking \"a little off\" during a call. Introduced in iOS 14, Eye Contact uses machine learning to subtly adjust your eyes during a video call to make it seem like you're looking into the camera lens, even though…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}