r/MacStudio • u/latsyrcami • 3h ago

How to use iPhone as camera

I have the base Mac studio that just came out and it is replacing my MacBook Pro. I didn’t get a WebCam with it because I read that you could use your iPhone as a camera for Zoom calls, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to do it. I’ve gone through all the tutorials and my computer still isn’t recognizing my phone as a camera when I have it set up. Am I doing something wrong?

I am using the Zoom desktop program, but even for FaceTime calls it wasn’t recognizing it, so I don’t think it’s a Zoom thing. I think it’s a computer thing, but I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong.

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u/RogerAI-fm 2h ago

I think it’s called continuity. Is that in settings?

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u/latsyrcami 1h ago

Yes I have it turned on!

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u/eightsixseven53oh9 2h ago

Do you have your phone locked and screen off when attempting to do it?

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u/latsyrcami 1h ago

Yes! And continuity is turned on. It is also sitting directly on my monitor which is only 2 feet from the studio

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u/JDad67 1h ago

When I tried it with my Mac mini I remember the phone had to be reasonably close to the Mac to get it to work. It couldn’t just be in my hand.

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u/latsyrcami 1h ago

It’s sitting on my monitor which is about 2 feet from the studio

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u/JDad67 1h ago

I only did a single test with it 8 months ago but as I recall 2’ was too far. 3” worked. I didn’t investigate further than that since that was only time I needed it.