If you see thumbs-up bubbles or small pieces of colored paper flying across your screen while moving your hands in a video call, You Not alone.
Many people think that this is a weird feature in Zoom or WhatsApp. However, it is an Apple feature built into iOS and Mac. But you can turn off the feedback feature to prevent these effects from appearing on the screen during work calls.
How to Turn Off Reactions During Video Calls on Mac
When you’re on a video call on your Mac, click the Video menu in the menu bar—it’s a green camera icon in the top right of the screen. Then click the Interactions option in the drop-down menu to turn off interactions for all video calls.
How to Turn Off Reactions During Video Calls on iPhone
When you’re on a video call on your iPhone, open Control Center and tap the Video tab. Under the tab, tap Reaction Options to turn off gesture-based effects.
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When Apple rolled out iOS 17.4 earlier this year, it gave third-party video calling app developers the option to Turn off these interactions by default.So, if your favorite video calling app has implemented this change, you may not need to turn off these interactions manually.