FaceTime is the video telephony application that the people of Apple have developed for their different devices, and the truth is that many users of these often use it for their conversations on the Internet. Those in this group probably want to take even more advantage of it. If you need to keep a record of your communications, knowing how to record a FaceTime call on iPhone, iPad, or Mac could be of great help ..
The truth is that, despite the insistence of customers, at the moment there is no native option to record video calls in FaceTime. Apple has always promised that at some point it will add it to its app, but not yet. So, we have no choice but to resort to third-party solutions, or at least not so direct.
Now, the good news is that there are not many requirements in this regard, since all we need is to have a Mac and QuickTime Player. Yes, it does not matter if you want to record the call on Mac, iPhone or iPad, we can assure you that QuickTime is essential. And, as some may know, it comes by default on MacOS ..
Record a FaceTime call step by step
Having clarified the above, there are small differences in terms of the procedures to record a FaceTime call on MacOS, iPhone or iPad, so below we are going to see those differences in depth.
Recording a FaceTime call on Mac
- Launch the FaceTime app on your Mac
- Press Command + Shift + 5 to see the Screenshot
- Enter Screenshot Options, and select the location to save
- If you wish, you can mark the Microphone option to, that way, also record the audio
- Then you must decide whether to "Record the entire screen" or "Record selected part"
- Now, click on the Burn button to start the burning process.
- Make your call on FaceTime, with it recording in the background
- When the call ends, click on "Stop recording"
Basically, these are the steps you need to follow to record a call FaceTime on your Mac. Eventually, you can share the resulting file in AirDrop, iMessage, etc ..
Recording a FaceTime call on iPhone or iPad
Going to iPhone or iPad, as we said, we are still going to need a Mac, and that is because Apple phones and tablets do not allow audio to be recorded for security reasons .
Connect your iPhone or iPad to your Mac using a Lightning or USB Type-C cable
- Launch QuickTime Player on the Mac
- Go to Files, then "New Movie Recording"
- Click on the arrow next to the QuickTime record button
- Select the available camera you want to use, which must be the one on the iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your phone or tablet to continue
- Check the volume in QuickTime
- Launch FaceTime on your iPhone or iPad, and hit Record in QuickTime
- Start the call on FaceTime
- When the call ends, click on "Stop recording"
As in the previous case, you can do whatever you want with the file . See it, share it, etc.
Conclusions
This is pretty much all you have to do to record FaceTime calls with audio on your Apple devices. Fortunately, thanks to the presence of QuickTime Player, things are not that complicated .
And although a native FaceTime call recording option would be of great convenience, considering that this outlet has become popular, we got to the point of thinking that Apple will continue to delay it for this very reason.