Tap the share button (the box with the person in front of it).

A three-second countdown appears onscreen.

At the end of the countdown, screen sharing begins.

The Share and the Share My Screen buttons highlighted while on a FaceTime call on an iPhone.

On an iPad, the video stays on.

Swipe up to get to the Home Screen orfast app switcher.

Tap the screen sharing icon again to stop sharing.

An iPhone showing an overlaid arrow pointing up to indicate to swipe up to pick an app to screen share with an iPhone.

Once on the FaceTime call, tap the share button (the box with the person in front).

This opens the FaceTime menu from the menu bar at the top.

If you clickedWindow, hover your mouse over the window you want to share and click it.

The screen sharing indicator and share screen button highlighted during a FaceTime call on an iPhone.

What Is Screen Sharing in FaceTime?

While you canFaceTime with Androidusers andFaceTime with Windowson the web, that doesn’t support FaceTime screen sharing).

you’re free to only stream your own videos over FaceTime.

FaceTime call on a Mac with the Share button highlighted.

you might’t stream from services like Netflix, Max, etc.

You also can’t stream videos even if you bought or rented them.

FaceTime call on a Mac showing with the FaceTime menu and share options highlighted.

Choosing a window to share on a FaceTime call

A Mac’s web browser window being shared on a FaceTime call with the on-screen indicators highlighted.

FaceTime call on a Mac showing the FaceTime menu and share options with Stop Sharing Window highlighted.