As soon as I open my facetime on macbook air it shows no camera available, to use facetime, connect a camera. I have installed software updates, and I have also restarted many times. It doesn't work. Please help.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.4
Here are two methods that you can try to resolve the issue:
1.Use Terminal to Reset the Camera: Open Terminal (you could find it in your launchpad) and type the following command: sudo killall VDCAssistant and then enter your password when required. This command will reset the camera software. If this command doesn't work, you can also try typing sudo killall AppleCameraAssistant. To ensure effectiveness, you can restart your Mac after entering these two commands.
2.Reset NVRAM/PRAM: Shut down your Mac, then turn it on and immediately press and hold these four keys together: Option, Command, P, and R. Hold them for about 20 seconds. Your Mac might appear to restart. Then check FaceTime to see if the camera has been activated.
Here are two methods that you can try to resolve the issue:
1.Use Terminal to Reset the Camera: Open Terminal (you could find it in your launchpad) and type the following command: sudo killall VDCAssistant and then enter your password when required. This command will reset the camera software. If this command doesn't work, you can also try typing sudo killall AppleCameraAssistant. To ensure effectiveness, you can restart your Mac after entering these two commands.
2.Reset NVRAM/PRAM: Shut down your Mac, then turn it on and immediately press and hold these four keys together: Option, Command, P, and R. Hold them for about 20 seconds. Your Mac might appear to restart. Then check FaceTime to see if the camera has been activated.
akshun42 Said:
"Facetime camera not working on Mac Air: As soon as I open my facetime on macbook air it shows no camera available, to use facetime, connect a camera. I have installed software updates, and: I have also restarted many times. It doesn't work. Please help."
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Thank you for the screenshot.
Get the Drivers:
If not camera is seen, then the drivers went missing, somehow. So, you need to get to drivers. And to do that...
Reinstall the macOS:
Nothing would be deleted. It's just that items that have become corrupted or deleted, would be replaced or reinstalled back to where they should be. Go Here: How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support. Important: Be certain to create a backup of your Mac prior to all of this. That way, you can have something to restore from the Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reinstall.
Facetime camera not working on Mac Air
