FaceTime gestures stop working in the 18.4.1 update.

Thumbs up, heart, balloons etc. can’t get the gestures to come up after the 18.4.1 update. Several friends having the issue as well.




Posted on Apr 28, 2025 04:40 PM

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Posted on May 22, 2025 08:10 PM

i just figured this out. if you open control center while in a facetime call, at the very top it says facetime effects and shows a mic and camera and such. click that open, and its a menu id never seen before. at the bottom make sure facetime effects/reactions is turned on (turns blue)

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FaceTime gestures stop working in the 18.4.1 update.

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