Apple launched the new iPhones, iPhone 12 series, in October with significant updates in the chipset, camera department, and with 5G support. Among the new features in the camera department was the support for 1080 FaceTime video calls.
In the latest software update, iOS 14.2, Apple has added support for 1080P FaceTime video in some old iPhones. The feature is only available on the 2017 iPhone 8 series and newer. Previous iPhones were only capped at 720p.
According to the company, 1080p FaceTime video will be available on the previous iPhones when using Wi-Fi. It’s no clear if the same will not be possible on cellular networks.
For the latest iPhone 12 series, Apple says users can make a video call at 1080p on cellular connectivity (on 5G) and over Wi-Fi.
But 1080p video so pretty much possible while using 4G.
Apple releases the official stable version of iOS 14 in September, which is available to a wide range of devices, from the iPhone 6 to the last year’s iPhone 11 series.
The company will release the next major version of iOS come 2021, and recent reports suggest Apple may finally drop support for old iPhones starting with the iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, and iPhone 6s Plus.
The next major iOS release will happen at the company’s 2021 WWDC 2021 event, usually held in the middle of the year. But nothing is certain for now, so we’ll have to wait and see.
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