All the Gestures to Trigger Reaction Effects in FaceTime - MacRumors

In iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple has introduced Messages-like reactions to FaceTime that lighten up your video with visual effects. But rather than triggering them with words, you can trigger them using physical hand gestures. You can trigger these layer screen effects with a long press of your picture in ‌FaceTime‌ which brings up a menu of reaction options, or you can go hands-free and trigger the same reactions simply using physical gestures in view of the camera and away from your face. For example, one thumb up triggers a Like, and two thumbs up are attended by Fireworks. Similarly, one thumb down counts as a dislike, and two thumbs down initiates a rain shower. There are eight reactions you can perform on a ‌FaceTime‌ video call. They include: And here are the physical gestures that you can perform to trigger the effects: These reactions work by default in ‌‌FaceTime‌‌, and third-party apps can adopt the effects as well. ‌FaceTime‌ reaction effects are great fun when chatting with

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