How to fix iPhone SE not recognized as Webcam on Mac mini M2

This is a preposterous "solution" and it didn't work for me. Anything this finicky is broken. Apple needs to fix this.

I have a new Macbook M3 Pro with Sonoma 14.4.1 and an iPad Pro 11-inch 3rd generation with iOS 17.3.1. I tried every solution listed in the forum short of safe mode and re-installing the OS (that's supposed to be a "solution", really?). I locked the iPad in portrait mode, made sure Bluetooth is on, that they're on the same wireless network, that the firewall isn't blocking anything, that Handoff is turned off, that Continuity Camera is on, etc. I tried connecting the iPad's Bluetooth to the Macbook but it won't pair and apparently that's not necessary anyway. This is broken, Apple.

For context, I can connect the iPad to this Macbook M3 Pro or a Windows 10/11 PC using the Elgato EpocCam Pro app on the iPad and the (free) Elgato Camera Hub (1.9) software running on Sonoma and I get 1080p video from the iPad camera wirelessly. It's dead simple and works flawlessly. I can also connect an Android phone to Windows 10/11 using DroidCamX and use its camera for 1080p. I cannot get video from Apple's Continuity Camera no matter what I try, going on 2 or 3 hours now.

Please fix this, Apple.

I have the same issue.

Tried all these steps and others that I found on internet and didn't work

Mac mini M2

macOS Ventura 13.2.1

iPhone 11 Pro

iOS 16.3.1

This isn’t the case on my MBP. It will recognize the iPhone camera even when the camera is face down. Are you saying that the max studio is different?

you cant do that if you are using a wireless keyboard and mouse

yeah 100%, there should be more support for something like this. Kind of life changing huh? hahaha. its great when we find some new feature that was there all along!

Yeah I agree. That will be an excellent update!

I had the same problem.

For me it was because the iphone was not in landscape mode.

pathetic really, because it took 2 hours with oracle support to resolve that!!

One user named kacaur gave the same answer and it actually worked for me who hasn't tried doing it yet.

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Wow, I can't believe that worked! it used to work when unlocked and in portrait mode, so never thought to try this. Thank you!

Good grief - this worked for me - thanks!

This totally worked 😃

This worked for me using iPhone 13 mini and Mac Mini M1.

thanks @garvvin209 that worked for me - still an issue in sep 2023.

It indeed sounds ridiculous, but worked prefect.

I contacted Apple support, used safe mode, updated OS and many others. Nothing worked until this peculiar method. So weird.

Thank you anyway.