Answer FaceTime Calls With Just Audio By Default
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 12/17/2014 10:55:14 PM
What if you accidentally answered a FaceTime call while you were in the bathroom, or even while... naked?
Now that everyone has a mobile phone, and they have it with them 24/7, the idea of answering the phone while on the toilet or while laying in bed naked isn't that far fetched. People answer the phone out of instinct, even while enjoying some quality time on the ceramic throne.
But what would happen if you didn't realize you just answered a FaceTime (video) call... and you aren't exactly decent?
If you're lucky, you've got about 1-2 seconds to turn the camera away or try to hang up. Even if this has never happened to you by mistake, I'm sure there are times when a FaceTime call comes in, that you are simply not quite ready for your closeup.
Right now, when a FaceTime call comes in, you can either accept or decline the call, but although the caller can choose to make an Audio-Only FaceTime call, the recipient of the call doesn't have the option to answer with audio only.
I feel that there should not only be an option to answer a FaceTime call as Audio-Only, I think it should be the default. Here's how it should work.
First, as the caller, you currently have the choice of video or audio only. This should remain the same.
Second, when a FaceTime call comes in, you should be able to answer it just like a regular call... except it should be audio only, by default. Once you and the caller have established the call and both parties are ready, you can choose to turn the camera on and off whenever you want. This doesn't interfere with the current flow, it just adds one last confirmation.
Third, if you are the recipient, you should be able to answer with the headset. They currently don't support this because the recipient can't see the screen to even know it's a FaceTime call, and they don't want you to accidentally turn the camera on. By making all calls audio only by default, this eliminates the risk of accidentally answering in video.
If nothing else, if someone gets a call when they don't want the camera on, they should have an option to answer in audio-mode, rather than rejecting the call.
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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