facetime-mac-2015Apple has released a FaceTime Camera Driver Update for all 2015 MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks that improves FaceTime camera compatibility with Windows. Apple recommends that all Boot Camp users install the software update (1.4MB) from the Apple Support website.

The software update was released for the following notebooks:

- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)

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Top Rated Comments

2457282 Avatar
2457282
77 months ago
Tim,

Please fix Facetime so I can call anyone, anywhere. Like Google voice, but do it better. This is the fix that we need most.

Thank you.
CM
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
zone23 Avatar
zone23
77 months ago
uhh running windows games on a Mac? why... now that's a face palm. anyone that wants to game that bad would buy a windows machine
Buy a Windows machine? I think you've gone crazy... now that's a face palm.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
2457282 Avatar
2457282
77 months ago
What do you mean?
If you download google voice onto your iphone, you can call any phone (including landlines). you can receive phone calls from any phone. You get voicemail.

If you use facetime audio call, you can only call other iDevices. they need to make it so that I can call anyone not just iDevices.

If you use facetime to video call, you can only call other iDevices. Skype lets you call any computer.

Apple needs to allow facetime to reach outside the walled garden.

Hope that explains what I mean.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
seamer Avatar
seamer
77 months ago
Spoiled as a Mac user. I forget driver updates exist.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Serban Avatar
Serban
77 months ago
"This will increase the quality of Macbook 12" sensor from 480p to 720p
NICE
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Robert.Walter Avatar
Robert.Walter
77 months ago
It doesn't affect my Mac, but hopefully native FaceTime audio calling will soon get some love from the Apple Watch.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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