Whether for saving memories or for the guest video podcast, here are the working ways how you can record FaceTime audio and video calls on iPhone and Mac.
How to record a FaceTime video call on iPhone Record a FaceTime call with audio on iPhone How to record a FaceTime call on Mac Is it legal to record FaceTime calls?
How to record a FaceTime video call on iPhone
If not recording the audio is not a major concern, you can follow the steps below.
Quick and easy Doesn’t require additional cable, accessories, etc.
Does not record audio
Record a FaceTime call with audio on iPhone
If you wish to record an iPhone FaceTime call with sound, you need a Mac. The steps involve connecting the iOS (or iPadOS) device to your Mac and using the QuickTime Player‘s movie recording feature. It may sound a lot, but it is reasonably straightforward.
Records audio
Requires a Mac and Lightning cable The recorded file size is huge
Before you begin: This method requires a Mac. If you already have a Mac, you can FaceTime on it and record it following the steps below. But if you must use an iPhone or the Mac (say your office Mac) has a different Apple ID, you may follow the steps below to record FaceTime calls from your iPhone with two-way audio.
How to record a FaceTime call on Mac
To record FaceTime calls on Mac, you can use the QuickTime Player (steps similar to above). But if you are on a newer version of macOS, here is the quickest way to record FaceTime calls with audio on Mac.
The easiest way Does not require additional accessories
No substantial con
This is how you can record FaceTime calls with audio using one or more Apple devices. I hope this brief guide was helpful. If you face any issues on Mac, restart it and then follow the above recording steps.
Is it legal to record FaceTime calls?
Not all countries (and state governments in powerful federal countries) permit phone recording. Since FaceTime is also a form of calling, the same rules most certainly apply to it. You can learn about laws on recording conversations for all 50 U.S. states in this PDF. And for other countries, take a look at this Wikipedia page. The consensus is that it is better to inform the other person before recording their calls (especially if you plan to use it for non-personal purposes!). You won’t want your private calls to be recorded without your information. The same applies when the roles are reversed. More helpful FaceTime posts:
How to take a Live Photo in FaceTime on iPhone FaceTime is not working on Mac? Here’s why and fixes How to do group FaceTime on iPhone and iPad How to blur the background in FaceTime video calls in iOS 15
