The best way to share your screen on a FaceTime call

The SharePlay feature launched by iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 adds practical screen sharing capabilities to FaceTime calls. Whether you are working remotely, connecting with friends and family from afar, or simply enjoying video calls, SharePlay can help you. But first, you need to understand how to share your screen in FaceTime.

How to share screens on iPhone or iPad

Make sure your device has been updated to iOS 15.1 or iPadOS 15.1. Open the FaceTime app and initiate a call. Click the Screen Sharing button (displayed as a portrait next to the rectangle) and select Share My Screen. If you are using a SharePlay-enabled app (such as Apple Music or Apple TV), you may see a Share Content button (shown as a portrait standing next to a WiFi signal).

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The recipient will receive a prompt to "Join Screen Sharing" and click "Open" to join. If you want to switch to the shared screen, click the Share Content button and select Share My Screen and Replace Existing.

To end screen sharing, click the Screen Sharing or Share Content button, or end the call directly.

macOS screen sharing method

After iOS and iPadOS, SharePlay also logged into macOS. Make sure your device is running the latest version of macOS Monterey.

After starting a FaceTime call, open the app you want to share. Click the FaceTime button (video camera icon) in the menu bar to return to the video call interface, then click the screen sharing button (portrait next to the rectangle), and select the Share app window or the entire screen. After selecting Window, select the application you want to share, and then click Share this window. To share the entire screen, select Screen, move the mouse pointer anywhere on the screen, and click Share this screen.

To stop sharing, click the FaceTime button and click "Stop sharing".

How to use SharePlay

SharePlay has been integrated into applications such as Apple Music and Apple TV to facilitate users to share music and other media during FaceTime calls. Call participants with access to the content can listen or watch, while others will be prompted to ask if they want to subscribe, start a free trial, or take other measures to join.

Other applications may also support SharePlay one after another. For example, TikTok will display the user's "Recommended for You" page as the "Recommended for Us" page during SharePlay. If the app does not support SharePlay, you can share the screen via FaceTime and everyone on the call should be able to see your screen content. However, this may not work if you try to share what you need to subscribe to.

Apart from subscribing to content, anyone on the call can see your screen content, so make sure there is no content you don't want to share. Fortunately, the screen sharing feature displays a three-second countdown before the actual broadcast, which can help you avoid accidentally sharing awkward content.

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