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No camera icon in Mac menu bar

When I use FaceTime I can't add my iPhone camera as an option as there is no camera icon in the Menu bar. I'm running Ventura on an iMac Retina 5K. Nothing in Systems Preference or FaceTime Settings that I can find to make it visible

iMac 27″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Oct 24, 2022 2:55 PM

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Oct 26, 2022 9:06 AM in response to RRSCJr

Hello RRSCJr,


This page can help with providing information on using that feature: Use your iPhone as a webcam on your Mac - Apple Support


Note: To use Continuity Camera, sign in with the same Apple ID on your Mac and iPhone. In addition, your devices must have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on, and meet system requirements. 


Be sure to also ensure the iPhone is using iOS 16. This page will also have requirements for the iPhone: System requirements for Continuity on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - Apple Support


The original link will also help to provide the following steps for issues where it won't show up:


If you don’t see your iPhone as a camera or microphone option

If you don’t see your iPhone in the camera or microphone list in an app or Sound settings, try the following.
1. Connect it to your Mac with a USB cable and check again. (If it’s already connected with a cable, disconnect it and reconnect it.)
2. Check the following:
•Your iPhone is an iPhone XR or later (with iOS 16 or later).
•Your iPhone has Continuity Camera Webcam turned on in Settings > General > AirPlay & Handoff.
•Your iPhone recognizes the Mac as a trusted computer. See the Apple Support article About the ‘Trust This Computer’ alert on your iPhone or iPad.
•Your iPhone and Mac have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and two-factor authentication turned on.
•Your iPhone and Mac are signed in with the same Apple ID. (This feature doesn’t work with Managed Apple IDs.)
•Your iPhone and Mac are within 30 feet of each other.
•Your iPhone is not sharing its cellular connection, and your Mac is not sharing its internet connection.



Cheers.

No camera icon in Mac menu bar

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